Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2014

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Ceisteanna (599)

Mattie McGrath

Ceist:

599. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of funding for water infrastructure provided to South and North Tipperary County Council over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47739/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

Capital funding for public water and wastewater schemes was provided under my Department's Water Services Investment Programmes (WSIP), copies of which are in the Oireachtas library. Details of capital expenditure recouped to North and South Tipperary from 2004 to 2013 in respect of water services is outlined in the table following.

Table: WSIP expenditure recouped for years 2004 – 2013 – North and South Tipperary County Councils

-	South Tipperary	South Tipperary	North Tipperary	North Tipperary
Year	Water	Wastewater	Water	Wastewater
2004	€459,697	€14,610,445	€1,550,536	€1,265,536
2005	€441,782	€4,115,345	€1,120,728	€2,674,278
2006	€662,792	€4,466,773	€909,236	€648,936
2007	€972,461	€961,308	€1,475,866	€1,042,833
2008	€704,710	€1,850,803	€1,522,344	€3,775,075
2009	€1,563,006	€4,477,209	€2,336,647	€1,824,970
2010	€2,216,595	€5,436,386	€1,863,818	€2,872,484
2011	€1,290,593	€1,586,122	€2,100,695	€2,376,603
2012	€1,704,313	€3,125,734	€6,507,553	€1,823,863
2013	€2,720,009	€2,285,448	€6,098,110	€1,957,807
Grand Total	€12,735,958	€42,915,574	€25,485,533	€20,262,385

Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection, prioritisation and approval of individual scheme proposals for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department and subject to the block grant allocations provided, is therefore a matter for the local authorities. The table following sets out the funding recouped by my Department to North and South Tipperary County Councils from 2004 to 2013. This includes all capital funding provided under the Rural Water Programme and subsidies, provided under the Local Government Fund, towards the operational costs of group water schemes and local authority salary costs.

Table: RWP expenditure recouped for years 2004 – 2013 – North and South Tipperary County Councils

Rural Water Programme

-	South Tipperary	South Tipperary	North Tipperary	North Tipperary
Year	Capital Grants Paid	Subsidies paid towards operational costs of Group Water Schemes and Local Authority Salary Costs - €	Capital Grants Paid	Subsidies paid towards operational costs of Group Water Schemes and Local Authority Salary Costs - €
2004	988,149	63,110	2,558,335	346,110
2005	1,106,365	89,428	2,311,818	308,982
2006	938,848	65,237	7,981,915	458,331
2007	870,846	85,553	8,706,906	430,098
2008	824,611	45,237	2,829,900	386,723
2009	732,132	45,237	2,666,491	247,200
2010	667,364	40,162	2,211,882	334,445
2011	690,928	36,714	2,155,704	463,109
2012	486,364	39,640	1,145,492	417,904
2013	545,332	39,644	820,456	207,812
Total	7,850,939	549,962	33,388,899	3,600,714