I propose to take Questions Nos. 549 to 551, inclusive, together.
Responsibility for the administration of the scheme under which subsidies are paid to group water schemes towards the operational costs of supplying water for domestic use is devolved to local authorities. The payments made by the local authorities are subsequently recouped to them by my Department.
The recoupments are demand led and as such there are no annual allocations to each local authority.
Arrangements are underway to pay all valid recoupment claims which have been received from the local authorities and this payment will issue shortly.