Water Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2023

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Questions (98)

Frankie Feighan

Question:

98. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify if a housing estate in County Roscommon (details supplied) can be included in the resolution programme under the National Development Plan for the period 2021-2025, to address legacy water services issues; if any of the existing allocated €68.5 million funding will be allocated to estates not viable to connect to the public water supply; and if it is not, if he can confirm whether any other funding can be considered or made available before 2025. [41863/23]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

My Departments' Multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme (DPI) is focused on housing estates which do not have their water services connected to the public network but instead rely on infrastructure provided by developers.

The aim of the DPI programme is to provide funding to local authorities to assist them in implementing solutions that resolve the DPI issues thus progressively enable these estates to be taken in charge.

I refer to my reply to Question No. 513 of 20 September last, which states that a study completed by Uisce Éireann in 2022, will inform and assist in developing solutions for estates that, due to distance, it is not viable to connect them to the public network. I understand that the estate referred to falls in to this category. 

I can confirm that although it will take a number of funding programmes, my Department is committed to resolving DPI issues.