According to a recent report published by the Department of Social Protection it will apparently cost €250,000 to administer the €100 water conservation grant for this year.
The astonishing figure may raise a few eyebrows given the fact that there will be no billing process for water charges over the next 9 months. However the department say the administration and payment of the grant is a ‘significant project’.
They claim a figure in the region of €5.7m was spent on administrative costs up to the end of 2015 on processing the payments, whilst a further €210,000 will be needed for administration in 2016.
The department also say €89m in grants had been paid to 888,000 households up until February this year.