Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A number of these estates were developed in Kildare. It is questionable whether the single stand-alone developer infrastructure should have been permitted in the first place. Kildare County Council has submitted a list. When will a decision be made on funding for the estates? The Moone Village estate currently has raw sewage flowing out onto the street. A number of constituents contacted me about this in recent weeks. It has been a long-standing issue in Moone. There are also Allen Court in Allen, the Paddocks in Ballitore and Lios an Ri in Clogherinkoe. There is a long-standing legacy issue with Moorhill Wood in Brannockstown from the boom times. Redhills Park in Ellistown and Mountrice Mill in Monasterevin are part of a pilot scheme with Irish Water. Can the Minister of State provide an update on the current position with the Irish Water protocol regarding taking-in-charge? With regard to the list that has been submitted by the council, when will a decision be made on that in the context of the €31 million he has available? If and when these estates are upgraded, and it must happen as quickly as possible, who will have responsibility for maintaining them in the future? Will it be the local authority or Irish Water?

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