Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 530: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to increase the grant level under the serviced land initiative from 40% to at least 75% especially in rural settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11596/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The serviced land initiative assists local authorities to provide water services facilities, primarily as extensions to existing water supply and waste water collection systems, to increase the supply of serviced land available to meet established demand for new residential development. My Department provides 40% of the approved cost of individual schemes and there are no proposals at present to increase that funding rate.