The Housing (Domestic Lead Remediation Grant) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 519 of 2022) were signed into law on 1st December 2022 to provide a grant to be paid in certain circumstances where lead service pipes are found at domestic premises. 

The explanatory memorandum for the scheme and the application form can be accessed below;

The Irish Water Customer Opt-In Lead Pipe Replacement Scheme

Irish Water has introduced a Customer Opt-In Lead Pipe Replacement Scheme as part of its draft Lead in Drinking Water Mitigation Plan. As part of this scheme Irish Water commit to replacement of the public side lead service when the customer has replaced the private side lead service subject to certain criteria. For further information go to www.water.ie/lead.