Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2015
611. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the total amount of funding provided for local authorities by his Department in septic tank remediation grants in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [25848/15]
View answer612. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of funding provided for the rural water scheme in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015 to cover septic tank remediation grant costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25849/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 612 together.
Responsibility for the administration of my Department’s Rural Water Programme, under which funding is provided to recoup local authorities the grants they pay in respect of domestic waste water treatment systems, is devolved to the local authorities.
Details of the grant amounts recouped by my Department to local authorities in 2014 and to date in 2015 are set out in the following table. No recoupments were made in 2013.
Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems Recoupments to Local Authorities to 30 June 2015
|
Local Authority |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Clare |
_ |
€ 18,976.69 |
|
Cork |
_ |
€ 3,151.40 |
|
Fingal |
_ |
€ 2,951.20 |
|
Galway |
€ 15,300.06 |
_ |
|
Kerry |
_ |
€ 6,859.06 |
|
Kildare |
_ |
€ 4,000.00 |
|
Leitrim |
€2,500.00 |
_ |
|
Limerick |
€14,500.00 |
€6,104.00 |
|
Longford |
€4,000.00 |
_ |
|
Louth |
€4,000.00 |
_ |
|
Mayo |
_ |
€ 7,818.60 |
|
Meath |
€30,476.00 |
€ 12,536.20 |
|
Monaghan |
_ |
€ 12,000.00 |
|
Roscommon |
€4,000.00 |
€ 17,881.41 |
|
Sligo |
€11,161.75 |
€ 14,106.00 |
|
Tipperary |
€9,741.25 |
_ |
|
Westmeath |
€2,896.20 |
_ |
|
Wexford |
_ |
€ 1,982.45 |
|
Totals |
€98,575.26 |
€108,367.01 |
