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The Water Services (No.2) Act 2013 passed all stages in the Houses of the Oireachtas on 19th December 2013. The Act was signed into law on 25th December 2013. This is the second legislative step to implement the Government decision of April 2012 - to establish a new national water utility as a state-owned subsidiary within Bord Gáis Éireann. Some of the key elements of The Water Services (No.2) Act 2013 are: • The Water Services (No.2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of water services functions from the 34 Local Authorities to Irish Water. It also provides for the transfer of the water services infrastructure assets to Irish Water. • Irish Water and each Local Authority are entering into a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the delivery of water services. The first such SLA shall run for a period of 12 years. • Irish Water has been given the authority to charge all domestic customers who are in receipt of public water and waste water services from 1st October 2014, with the first bills to be issued in early 2015. Irish Water will be required to submit a plan for the charging of customers for the provision of water services to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) for approval. • Irish Water is required to prepare and submit a 25 Year Water Services Strategic Plan (following consultation with a range of stipulated bodies and agencies) to the Minister for The Environment, Community and Local Government for approval. This plan will outline the objectives of Irish Water in relation to the provision of water services for the next 25 years, and the means by which it proposes to achieve those objectives. • The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has been given the responsibility for the approval of a Code or Codes of Practice. The Code(s) of Practice will deal with the standards of performance to be achieved by Irish Water in the delivery of its functions. Full details of the Water Services (No.2) Act 2013 and its passage through the various stages in the Oireachtas, can be found on: www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp? Now that the legislation has been enacted and Service Level Agreements are being put in place, Irish Water will be working with the Local Authorities to continue to provide water services within the new delivery arrangements. Under these arrangements, Local Authority staff will continue to provide your local water services and continue to be available to deal with local water service issues.
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Is é Uisce Éireann fóntas uisce náisiúnta nua na hÉireann atá freagrach as seirbhísí uisce ar fud na hÉireann a sholáthar agus a fhorbairt. Tabharfaidh Uisce Éireann, a bunaíodh i Márta 2013 mar chuideachta leathstáit faoin Acht um Sheirbhísí Uisce 2013, seirbhísí uisce agus fuíolluisce na 34 hÚdarás Áitiúla le chéile faoi aon soláthraí seirbhíse náisiúnta amháin. Glacfaidh Uisce Éireann freagrachtaí na nÚdarás Áitiúil de réir a chéile ó mhí Eanáir 2014 ar aghaidh. Tógfaidh sé thart ar chúig bliana Uisce Éireann a bhunú go hiomlán, agus ag an bpointe sin beidh sé freagrach as feidhmiú na seirbhísí uisce poiblí, lena n-áirítear bainistiú a dhéanamh ar na sócmhainní náisiúnta uisce, cothabháil an chórais uisce, infheistíocht agus pleanáil, tionscadail chaipitil a bhainistiú agus cúram custaiméirí agus billeáil. Chomh maith le freagracht a bheith aige i leith seirbhísí uisce poiblí, beidh Uisce Éireann ag déanamh cinntí caipitil agus cinntí infheistíochta maidir le bonneagar uisce na tíre ar bhonn náisiúnta. Beidh Uisce Éireann freagrach do dhá chomhlacht rialála – an Coimisiún um Rialáil Fuinnimh, an rialtóir eacnamaíoch don tionscal uisce, agus an Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil, an rialtóir comhshaoil. Fochuideachta chláraithe de chuid Bhord Gáis Éireann is ea Uisce Éireann. Cén fáth a bhfuil athrú á dhéanamh againn ar an tslí ina ndéanaimid seirbhísí uisce a sholáthar in Éirinn? Tá an t-uisce ar cheann dár gcuid acmhainní is luachmhaire. Mhúnlaigh sé ár dtírdhreach, cinneadh ar shuíomhanna ár mbailte agus ár gcathracha mar gheall air, chosain sé ár sláinte, agus ghríosaigh sé ár bhforbairt gheilleagrach. Ach tá uisce glan costasach le táirgeadh agus le bainistiú araon. Tá próiseas casta i gceist maidir le huisce amh a iompú ina uisce óil glan, agus fuíolluisce a chóireáil ionas gur féidir é a thabhairt ar ais isteach sa chomhshaol againn. An tsamhail maoinithe reatha atá againn, níl sí inbhuanaithe in aon chor. In ainneoin dhea-obair na nÚdarás Áitiúil, tá infheistíocht i bhfad níos mó de dhíth go náisiúnta chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar laigí sa chóras uisce, lena n-áirítear rátaí arda sceite, caighdeáin cháilíochta éagsúla, agus cur isteach ar an soláthar. Tá Éire faoi láthair ar an t-aon tír amháin san Eagraíocht um Chomhar agus Fhorbairt Eacnamaíochta nach ngearrtar táillí uisce tí inti. Leis an athrú seo ar an gcur chuige i leith soláthar uisce, cinnteofar go mbeidh Éire suite go maith chun infheistíocht eachtrach agus dhúchasach a mhealladh, trína gcruthófar fíordheiseanna maidir le poist nua laistigh den tír.