Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised)

5:40 pm

Photo of Michelle MulherinMichelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a brief question for the Minister, Deputy Hogan. Historically many villages and rural areas throughout the country lost out on water and sewerage infrastructure investment because they were not commercially viable and local authorities could not come up with the polluter pays contribution. How will the interests of those who need services in these areas be safeguarded so that Irish Water does not just use a commercial test to decide it will prioritise on the basis of return on investment, and that these areas, which have suffered and lack infrastructure because they are not commercially viable, will receive the infrastructure promised in due course?

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