26.— (1) F52[Uisce Éireann]may request a relevant person to provide F52[Uisce Éireann] with such information—

(a) as F52[Uisce Éireann] may reasonably require to enable it to perform its functions under this Act, or

(b) as F52[Uisce Éireann] could reasonably be expected to require, were functions (other than functions referred to in paragraph (a)) the same as or similar to those vested in a water services authority under the Act of 2007 conferred on it.

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(3) A relevant person shall comply with a request under this section.

(4) The Act of 2007 is amended—

(a) in section 6, by the substitution of “water services authority, Bord Gáis Éireann, Irish Water” for “water services authority” in each place that it occurs, and

(b) in section 7, by the substitution of “water services authority, Bord Gáis Éireann, Irish Water” for “water services authority”.

(5) For the purposes of this section, each of the following is a relevant person:

(a) a local authority within the meaning of the Act of 2001;

(b) the Private Residential Tenancies Board established under section 150 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004;

(c) the Property Services Regulatory Authority established under section 9 of the Property Services Regulation Act 2011;

(d) the holder for the time being of a licence granted under subsection (1) of section 14 of the Act of 1999 for the purposes of paragraph (g) of that subsection;

(e) the Local Government Management Agency established by the Local Government Management Agency (Establishment) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 290 of 2012);

(f) the Revenue Commissioners;

(g) the Minister for Social Protection;

(h) any other person for the time being standing prescribed by order made by the Minister after consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner;

(i) a customer within the meaning of the Gas (Interim) (Regulation) Act 2002, or a final customer within the meaning of the F54[Act of 1999.]