Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)

Budget 2026 allocated €117 billion nationwide. Approximately €19 billion or €20 billion of that was in capital investment. I raise with the Minister the issue of Carrignavar wastewater treatment plant. It is something that has been highlighted and identified as in need of urgent investment from Irish Water and Cork County Council. Nonetheless, it has been waiting years to be reached in their own list of priorities. I understand Irish Water received a significant uplift in the past couple of weeks and it is due to review its capital plan in light of that. Carrignavar is a village that has been restricted for development for nearly 20 years because of the lack of wastewater capacity. When will that capital plan review be concluded? Who will actually track and trace the deliverability of those projects? That is because seven projects were allocated money back in 2025. Not one of those wastewater treatment plants has actually broken ground yet.

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