Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2005
791 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide grants for individual sewerage systems, upgrading of existing septic tanks to modern systems and group sewerage systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraAlthough there are no proposals to introduce grants for the provision or improvement of single house sewage disposal systems, grants of up to €2,031 per house are available from county councils where two or more householders form a group sewerage scheme by providing a common or shared sewage collection and disposal system. As I indicated in response to Question No. 331 of 5 October 2005, the outcome of a pilot scheme in Tipperary to test a range of new small scale waste water collection and treatment systems under Irish conditions will inform any review of the level of group sewerage scheme grants.
