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. Fintan Towey:

I do not know the percentage of the stock off the top of my head. I could work it out. Approximately 30% of households in the country have a septic tank. The rate of inspection is quite low relative to the stock.