Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2008
375 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he will fund group water schemes through the various local authorities in 2008; the extent to which this is in line with previous commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/08]
View answerBlock grant allocations totalling €101.85 million have been notified to local authorities in respect of group water scheme measures from the €135 million provided for the 2008 Rural Water Programme. This is generally in line with profiled expenditure for the overall €750 million provision for the Programme in the National Development Plan 2007-2013. Details of the individual block grant allocations are available in the Oireachtas Library.
