Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 October 2015
193. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for the list of allocations of funding to local authorities in 2015 under the rural water programme for group sewerage schemes; the amounts originally requested by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34892/15]
View answerResponsibility for the administration of my Department’s Rural Water Programme, under which funding is provided for group water and group sewerage schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection, prioritisation and approval of individual group scheme proposals for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department and subject to the block grant allocations provided, is therefore a matter for the local authorities. Details of the Group Sewerage Scheme allocations notified to local authorities under the 2015 Rural Water Programme are outlined on my Department's website at:http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Water/WaterServices/RuralWaterProgramme/ .
