Am I Eligible for a Domestic Lead Remediation Grant?
You will need to complete an application form for a Domestic Lead Remediation Grant and submit this with supporting documentation to Tipperary County Council, Water Services, Civic Offices, Limerick Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, in order to receive a definite decision regarding eligibility. You may be eligible for assistance if:
you have a notification from a Water Supplier advising that there is likely to be lead plumbing, (pipes and fittings), within the curtilage of your premises; or
you have a Certificate issued within the 6 months immediately prior to the date of application by a Laboratory, which is Accredited for testing for lead in drinking water, which shows a parametric value for lead in the water supply at your premises which exceeds the statutory limit. Currently the Statutory Limit is 10μg/l, (10micrograms per litre). The Laboratory issuing that Certificate must be Accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board, (INAB). Health Services Executive is an Accredited Laboratory for the purpose;
your Household Income is within the limits set, (low to middle income bracket, €50,000 = €4,000; €50,001 - €75,000 = €2,500);
the approved cost of works to be carried out is greater than €200.
