Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities.
9:30 am
Mr. Sean Laffey:
It is important to have context. We have roughly 1,100 wastewater treatment plants. By number, 91% of those are compliant with the urban wastewater treatment directive. By volume, though, only 40% are compliant. The main driver of that difference is Ringsend, which treats approximately 45% of the volume of wastewater produced in the country.