Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2016
25. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding drawn down in each county subsequent to being approved under measure 2 of the NTICI since June and July 2016. [35224/16]
View answer87. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of those projects which were granted funding under measure 2 of the NTICI on which works have actually commenced on site; and the procedures he has put in place to progress the scheme in Cork. [35225/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 87 together.
Seven local authorities were allocated funding under Measure 2 of the National Taking in Charge Initiative (NTICI). To date, all of those local authorities, with the exception of Cork County Council, have drawn down 50% of their allocated monies, amounting to a total of €892,982. A breakdown of the funding drawn down to date across the six local authorities is as follows:
|
County |
Amount |
|
Clare |
€119,075 |
|
Donegal |
€312,827 |
|
Galway |
€45,000 |
|
Kerry |
€40,098 |
|
Waterford |
€143,000 |
|
Wexford |
€232,982 |
|
Total |
€892,982 |
Works are in progress across a range of sites in these local authorities. Updates on activity are due by the end of this month and consultation has been ongoing with all the relevant local authorities, Irish Water, the EPA and my Department.
With regard to the position regarding Cork County Council, I understand that this authority is working closely with Irish Water and is currently engaging expert technical advice to determine the best solution to address the developer-provided water services infrastructure issues that have arisen on the relevant sites.
