A decision has been taken by the Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government to add “Approved Housing Bodies” to the list of relevant persons under Section 26 of the Water Services Act 2013.
This means that housing associations are now REQUIRED to give tenant names to Irish Water if requested to do so.
In the first instance it is the duty of the occupier of the dwelling to register with Irish Water. The company is in the process of contacting all landlords where no tenant has registered with the company as the occupier of the dwelling in question, and giving the name of the tenant when requested will mean that the housing association will not be billed for water services and it will allow Irish Water to begin the registration process with the occupant.
