Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
756. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full cost, current cost and capital cost to establish the registration and inspection scheme 2012 for the domestic wastewater treatment system; and the full cost, current cost and capital cost in 2022, in tabular form. [28031/23]
View answerI understand that the question is referring to my Department’s Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems Financial Assistance Grants. These are grants available to householders to replace, repair or upgrade their domestic waste water treatment systems, commonly called septic tanks.
The establishment of the registration and inspection systems involved a number of organisations including the Environmental Protection Agency, the local authorities and my Department. My Department does not have the total establishment costs.
The grant schemes are administered by the local authorities on behalf of my Department and further details on the grants can be found at the link below, or from each local authority.
www.gov.ie/en/publication/6cc1e-domestic-waste-water-treatment-systems-septic-tanks/
The table below sets out, by year, the capital amounts paid to local authorities by my Department for householders availing of these grants since the schemes were launched in 2012.
|
Year |
Amount Paid(€) |
|
2014 |
98,575 |
|
2015 |
256,558 |
|
2016 |
211,999 |
|
2017 |
199,321 |
|
2018 |
289,498 |
|
2019 |
497,719 |
|
2020 |
388,982 |
|
2021 |
752,766 |
|
2022 |
981,108 |
No payments were made in 2012 or 2013.
