Cathal Crowe
Question:377. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on when he will announce the pilot scheme for unsewered villages. [42787/23]
View answerTuesday, 3 October 2023
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In April 2022, I announced a new funding measure, as an advance stage of the upcoming Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, for the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements that do not have access to public waste water services.
Funding of €50 million has been specifically allocated under the National Development Plan 2021-2030. The first round of funding is intended to follow a demonstration project model approach to inform future funding needs that will provide appropriate longer-term solutions.
All rural local authorities were asked to submit a maximum of two suitable priority applications each, for this funding measure. A total of 23 individual applications from 13 local authorities were received before the closing date of 15 September 2022.
An independent Expert Panel has critically evaluated each application received and I will confirm approval of funding for specific projects shortly.