Water Services Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Ceisteanna (1054)

Seán Fleming

Ceist:

1054. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the additional allocations under the rural water programme to various local authorities in addition to the programme announced earlier in the year and if additional funds have been allocated to this programme or if it is a re-allocation of resources between local authorities within the overall programme; if he will confirm the total allocation under this programme for 2012; if he will provide the list of the original allocations plus any additional allocations for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37796/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Some €40 million in Exchequer funding was allocated to the Rural Water Programme in 2012.

In March 2012, my Department notified local authorities, who have responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, of block grant allocations totalling €31.625 million. This consisted of €20.010 million towards group water schemes and €11.615 million towards small public water and wastewater schemes. The balance was held to meet commitments from previous years, including commitments on grants approved in respect of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Remedial Action List.

Following a mid year review of the programme, some local authorities were notified in August of additional allocations totalling over €3 million. Details of the allocations notified to each local authority in March 2012 and the additional allocations notified in August 2012 are set out in the following table.

Total Allocation Notified March 2012

Total Allocation Notified August 2012

Total Allocation per county

Local Authorities	Group Schemes	Public Schemes	Group Schemes	Public Schemes	-
Carlow	256,000.00	288,000.00	10,000.00	97,000.00	651,000.00
Cavan	200,000.00	308,000.00	-	-	508,000.00
Clare	355,000.00	379,000.00	-	-	734,000.00
Cork (full county)	-	1,552,000.00	-	-	1,552,000.00
Cork (North)	165,000.00	-	-	-	165,000.00
Cork (South)	150,000.00	-	-	-	150,000.00
Cork (West)	100,000.00	-	-	-	100,000.00
Donegal	800,000.00	350,000.00	-	-	1,150,000.00
Galway	5,100,000.00	1,044,000.00	-	-	6,144,000.00
Kerry	1,209,000.00	828,500.00	-	90,000.00	2,127,500.00
Kildare	110,000.00	290,000.00	-	-	400,000.00
Kilkenny	286,000.00	329,000.00	46,000.00	150,000.00	811,000.00
Laois	9,000.00	250,000.00	310,156.00	50,000.00	619,156.00
Leitrim	1,200,000.00	500,000.00	115,000.00	170,000.00	1,985,000.00
Limerick	422,000.00	334,000.00	100,000.00	-	856,000.00
Longford	164,000.00	226,000.00	7,019.61	178,844.13	575,863.74
Louth	76,000.00	250,000.00	-	95,000.00	421,000.00
Mayo	5,430,000.00	502,500.00	602,109.63	-	6,534,609.63
Meath	72,000.00	548,000.00	-	-	620,000.00
Monaghan	25,000.00	250,000.00	-	100,000.00	375,000.00
North Tipperary	450,000.00	250,000.00	252,187.00	-	952,187.00
Offaly	22,000.00	500,000.00	125,000.00	-	647,000.00
Roscommon	1,750,000.00	250,000.00	-	-	2,000,000.00
Sligo	310,000.00	295,000.00	145,000.00	-	750,000.00
South Tipperary	95,000.00	317,000.00	-	-	412,000.00
Waterford	101,000.00	662,000.00	-	200,000.00	963,000.00
Westmeath	72,000.00	216,000.00	46,000.00	161,625.00	495,625.00
Wexford	481,000.00	589,000.00	-	360,000.00	1,430,000.00
Wicklow	600,000.00	307,000.00	-	-	907,000.00