Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Water and Energy Connections in Rural Areas: Discussion
Mr. Ted O'Reilly:
As the Deputy mentioned, there is a separate system within the village itself, which is servicing the public toilets, and we believe one or two properties also. We have taken that on as a project. We are moving through stage 1 of the project, over a four-stage process where we look at all the potential viable options and then we start a process of assessing those options and doing an appraisal to ensure that the most appropriate option is picked.
There are also going to be a lot of complexities in getting that project to the end, not least in terms of how much it is going to cost. It will be very expensive, but we will confirm that. Other issues include land availability; where there is groundwater discharge, for example and; whether we need a long sea outfall and then we are into the marine area consenting piece and all of that type of thing. There is quite a road to travel on that, but we have started the process.
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