200 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the installation of domestic water meters; the timescale for installation of meters; if contracts have been awarded or when the contracts will be advertised; the way plumbers can indicate or register their interest in being involved; if his Department is involved in training courses or has given its support to private training courses for non-plumbers; and the reason this is deemed necessary with so many unemployed plumbers. [1981/11]

I refer to the reply to Question No. 94 of Thursday 9 December 2010, which outlines the current position on this matter.