Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I am completely in agreement on the importance of the community water connections under the upcoming multi-annual rural water programme that runs to 2025. To give the Deputy an idea for timeframes, the working group is currently finalising a report due. That should be with me in the coming weeks to make recommendations. I will not be delaying upon it. Coincidentally, I was in the constituency of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, on Friday. We were looking at another rural water scheme there which is very successful. The Government supports this and I thank the Deputy for raising it. We want the process to move on now. Once I receive the report which I expect in the coming weeks, I will revert to the Deputy and inform the House.

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