John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The national taking-in-charge initiative, NTICI, for residential estates was launched in April 2016 to support and accelerate overall national action on the taking-in-charge process for housing estates, including estates with developer provided water services infrastructure. A specific focus of the initiative was to expedite progress by local authorities and relevant stakeholders, including Irish Water, in addressing a build-up of pending cases relating to housing developments not yet taken in charge.

Cork County Council was allocated funding under measure 2 of the initiative in relation to a number of proposed schemes to resolve developer provided water services infrastructure, including €90,000 towards estates in Crossbarry in County Cork.

A report on the 2016 NTICI programme is currently being finalised by my Department and it is intended to publish the report shortly. The report will include findings and recommendations on sustaining progress on the taking-in-charge issue, including in respect of the resolution of developer provided water services infrastructure in housing estates such as those in Crossbarry village.

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