Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Deputy Roberts Dowds asked an important question about the Shannon water project. Irish Water's capital plan formed part of its business plan for 2014. It allows for a figure of €5.5 billion to advance projects to address long-term needs in the east, the greater Dublin area and the midlands. I wish to make it crystal clear that any such project would be much broader than the greater Dublin area. I expect the issue to be progress and that there will be a number of stages. I expect another stage of the project to be announced in the near future, but that is a matter for Irish Water which will use its own model.

We have included provisions in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 to support local authorities in deal withing anti-social behaviour, particularly by way of evictions. In the past couple of weeks we have also made changes to the PRTB. Local authorities must use their powers and work closely with estate managers and the Garda.