I propose to take Questions Nos. 155, 158 to 161, inclusive, 164 and 171 together.
In relation to the grant scheme for septic tanks, I refer to the reply to Question No. 440 of 26 February 2013 which sets out the position in this matter. Section 70B(5) of the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 provides that a certificate of registration for a domestic waste water treatment system will be valid for five years. The legislation does not provide for a re-registration fee and I have no plans to introduce such a fee.
As of 5 March 2013, applications in respect of the on-site wastewater treatment systems of 389,891 owners had been processed and approximately 3 5,000 additional registration applications were awaiting processing by the bureau operated by the Local Government Management Agency. Details of the number of processed registrations for each County and City Council are set out in the table below. Registration facilities have been available since 26 June 2012 and have been comprehensively publicised. The deadline for householders to register was 1 February 2013 and I have no plans to extend this date. However, owners of domestic wastewater systems who have not yet registered may still do so and there are no late payment fees payable.
Registrations processed as of 5 March 2013
Water Services Authority
|
Estimated total number of
on-site waste water treatment systems
[1]
|
Number of
on-site waste water treatment systems
registered
|
Number of
on-site waste water treatment systems
registered as a percentage of the estimated total number
|
Carlow County Council
|
7190
|
5,440
|
76%
|
Cavan County Council
|
14477
|
12,369
|
85%
|
Clare County Council
|
19769
|
18,085
|
91%
|
Cork City Council
|
586
|
511
|
87%
|
Cork County Council
|
57993
|
41,690
|
72%
|
Donegal County Council
|
32955
|
21,255
|
64%
|
Dublin City Council
|
2718
|
110
|
4%
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
|
1928
|
1,028
|
53%
|
Fingal County Council
|
5213
|
2,928
|
56%
|
Galway City Council
|
1145
|
671
|
59%
|
Galway County Council
|
42161
|
33,473
|
79%
|
Kerry County Council
|
28277
|
28,598
|
100%
|
Kildare County Council
|
16795
|
12,518
|
75%
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
15368
|
12,011
|
78%
|
Laois County Council
|
11309
|
8,843
|
78%
|
Leitrim County Council
|
7005
|
6,488
|
93%
|
Limerick City Council
|
420
|
240
|
57%
|
Limerick County Council
|
24207
|
18,510
|
76%
|
Longford County Council
|
7556
|
6,233
|
82%
|
Louth County Council
|
11633
|
8,255
|
71%
|
Mayo County Council
|
26659
|
23,094
|
87%
|
Meath County Council
|
21687
|
16,459
|
76%
|
Monaghan County Council
|
12065
|
8,095
|
67%
|
North Tipperary County Council
|
12342
|
10,565
|
86%
|
Offaly County Council
|
11170
|
8,403
|
75%
|
Roscommon County Council
|
14297
|
12,627
|
88%
|
Sligo County Council
|
11192
|
9,493
|
85%
|
South Dublin County Council
|
2266
|
1,119
|
49%
|
South Tipperary County Council
|
14442
|
11,257
|
78%
|
Waterford City Council
|
488
|
348
|
71%
|
Waterford County Council
|
11466
|
7,944
|
69%
|
Westmeath County Council
|
12165
|
9,741
|
80%
|
Wexford County Council
|
26267
|
21,432
|
82%
|
Wicklow County Council
|
12070
|
10,058
|
83%
|
1Based on CENSUS 2011