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Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When was the formal application made to Mayo County Council from the scheme?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There was an actual application in there 12 years ago. Okay.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I really appreciate this. I am wearing out my lives here. I have to go in to the Dáil and speak on politically exposed persons. I want to briefly look backwards in terms of where we are because it is important to get clarity. We have got some clarity since the witnesses came before us. I am still a bit confused about when the formal application went into Mayo County Council. The...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay. On the Natura impact assessment report, how long does this add to the time required for a scheme?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay. I have a few other questions. When will we have a decision from Uisce Éireann concerning this connection?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay. It will be a couple of weeks. When will we have the costing for the overall scheme to enable us to establish how much the household contribution will be in the context of the overall cost?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What costs are taken into account in this context? I refer to when the overall cost is available. There has already been an allocation of funding in this regard. Just over €50,000 has been spent on what has had to be done. What makes up the overall cost of the connection?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Regarding any moneys left over from the original allocation, will those funds be taken into account to reduce the overall cost of the project?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Why?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I think it is important to establish this fact.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay. Turning to the witnesses from the Department, if we get to a situation, where, because of inflation and time and everything else, we have a large amount of money being asked of homeowners, is there funding available within the Department to be able to reduce this amount being charged to them to ensure they are not penalised for the impact of inflation etc? What does the Department...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The amount of funding requested from the Department and the amount granted can determine how much the householders end up paying. Is this correct? I am just trying to understand how we can achieve a manageable amount for the people concerned to pay.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the local contribution, before construction starts, does 100% of this have to be paid or signed up to or what happens in this regard?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Is there any source whatsoever where it is possible to get funding to support vulnerable families or those who genuinely would not have or be able to make the full contribution? Do the witnesses know of any sources available? In terms of community welfare officers or anything under social protection, is there anything the council is aware of?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I do not want us to find ourselves in a situation where a small number of people, through no fault of their own, cannot sign up to this and then it holds up the whole scheme. I am trying to find some solutions here. Does anyone here know what will be the duration of the scheme? Once the construction starts, how long will it take before the water is available?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Kiltimagh Water Scheme: Discussion (25 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will finish by asking the witnesses to work together to ensure that the situation in Clare does not continue and that they have water as soon as possible. The onus is on everybody to work together to make that happen, including social protection if that is necessary. I acknowledge the witnesses all agree that this situation cannot continue there. We need to learn from this in terms of...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: As the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, knows, I come from a rural constituency in County Mayo. We do not have the transport options of those living in urban areas. How many times do we have to say that we are reliant on cars to get where we need to go? The nearest train station to me is an hour away. It is a six-hour round trip to University Hospital Galway, which many patients have...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin believes that Ireland can better create a fair, efficient and enforced immigration system by exercising its rights to opt out of a majority of the EU pact's proposals. Sinn Féin opposed the migration and asylum pact for very good reasons. First, it undermines human rights. At the justice committee yesterday, several human rights organisations outlined a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Private Partnerships (30 Apr 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what percentage of her Department's capital budget is used to cover the cost of unitary PPP payments each year since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18941/24]