Barry Cowen
Question:651. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total capital expenditure on water services, excluding water metering, for each year from 2011 to 2015. [36204/15]
View answerTuesday, 20 October 2015
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Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. This includes capital expenditure on water and waste water services but excludes expenditure on the rural water programme.
Total voted capital expenditure on water services in the years 2011 to 2015 is set out in the following table. From 2014 onwards, only expenditure in relation to broader water quality issues, e.g., implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Rural Water Programme have been financed through the Vote of my Department.
|
Water Services Investment Programme and Water Quality |
Rural Water Programme |
Total Exchequer Spending on capital projects |
|
|
2011 |
€350m |
€79m |
€429m |
|
2012 |
€268m |
€40m |
€308m |
|
2013 |
€225m |
€34m |
€259m |
|
2014 |
€8.6m |
€16m |
€24.6m |
|
2015 |
€6.2m (est) |
€17.5m (est) |
€23.7m(estimated) |
Capital expenditure by Irish Water is set out in a number of documents, including the financial accounts for 2014, the Business Plan for 2014-2021 and documentation submitted to the Commission for Energy Regulation. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on a dedicated number, 1890 578 578.