Irish Water Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2015

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Questions (434)

Sean Fleming

Question:

434. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list, on a regional basis, of the number of design build operate contracts in the water sector that have been transferred from local authorities to Irish Water; the estimated cost of the remaining life of these contracts; the number of contracts and the estimated cost of the remaining life of the contracts that have yet to be transferred on a regional basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16691/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The transfer to Irish Water of all contracts relating to Design Build Operate (DBO) schemes were included in two Ministerial Orders, the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Transfer of Other Liabilities) Order 2014, which was signed on 20 February 2014, and the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Transfer of Other Liabilities) Order (No. 2) 2014, which was signed on 24 April 2014. A copy of these Orders is available in the Oireachtas Library. The future progression of these contracts is now a matter for Irish Water.

Details in respect of the DBO contracts transferred are listed in the table below.

Region	Estimated costs for the remaining life of the contracts	Number of contracts	Number of sites	Average remaining life on current DBO contracts
South	€477,165,646	50	94	15
East	€661,302,553	27	60	14
Northwest	€267,235,423	38	78	15
Total	€1,405,703,622	115	232	15