Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
720. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of capital investment projects that were undertaken by each local authority in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [40607/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions, including local authority housing, voluntary housing, estate regeneration, energy efficiency retrofitting, housing grants, rural water schemes, urban regeneration, peatlands conservation and restoration, national parks & wildlife services and fire services. In order to achieve its business objectives, the Department provides significant resources to an extensive range of organisations, including local authorities, dedicated agencies, and other bodies; some allocations, depending on the programmes concerned, are made on a national or other non-county basis. In these circumstances, the information requested is not readily available in my Department and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.
However, as regards contracts for which local authorities are responsible, information on expenditure and multi-annual capital commitments is set out in the Department's Appropriation Accounts (Vote 34) for the relevant years which are published by the Comptroller and Auditor General and are available at www.audit.gov.ie/en/publications/. The Department's 2020 Appropriation Account will be published later this year.
In relation to water services projects, Irish Water has established a team to deal with queries from Oireachtas members on issues arising in relation to Irish Water's activities. The team may be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie Alternatively Irish Water provides full details of their projects and plans to improve water and wastewater services on their website. The details can be accessed at the following link: www.water.ie/projects-plans/.
