Holly Cairns
Question:924. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on putting in place funding to provide public toilet facilities on each offshore island. [13513/20]
View answerTuesday, 30 June 2020
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The provision of public toilets on the islands is, in the first instance, a matter for the relevant Local Authority.
However, my Department’s funds a small works programme for the islands whereby an allocation is set aside annually to fund small infrastructure projects on the inhabited offshore islands. This is done in conjunction with the relevant Local Authorities who submit a list of the proposed works to the Department.
In order to maximise effectiveness of the funding available, my Department provides 75% of the total capital cost with the remainder paid by the relevant Local Authority.
If an application were to be received from a local authority for the provision of public toilets on an island, it could be evaluated in the contest of the demands on the aforementioned scheme and the financial allocation available under same.