Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome many of the programmes the Taoiseach mentioned, especially the Croí Cónaithe scheme,. The latter will be beneficial going forward. One of the biggest barriers we are still experiencing in County Cork is the provision of wastewater treatment plants when it comes to servicing new housing estates in smaller villages outside the city boundary such as Carraig na bhFear, where we are happy to be opening a new school shortly. There is a large brownfield site in the middle of the village that cannot be serviced. Houses cannot be built there and brought into stock. There is currently a development of 100 homes in Whitechurch but the second phase of a further 50 homes cannot commence because of wastewater restrictions. A development in Ballyvolane was held up for three years. That development will deliver 2,500 to 3,000 units in time but the process relating to it took three years. Will any additional investment be going into wastewater infrastructure? The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, made an announcement last year about upgrading many wastewater treatment plants.

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