Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on drinking water quality at public water schemes funded by his Department in view of the latest reports on drinking water quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33503/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I have no statutory responsibility for the quality of drinking water in public water schemes.

My Department provides top-up funding to local authorities for the provision of a number of small public water schemes under the CLÁR and Gaeltacht programmes.

The question of drinking water standards is a matter for my colleague, John Gormley, T.D., Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It is a matter for local authorities to meet these standards in providing public water schemes.