Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will explain the process involved in administration and miscellaneous of local government water supply and sewerage; the cost and breakdown of cost by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Local authorities are responsible for planning, procuring and managing public water services infrastructure. New and upgraded infrastructure is funded under my Department's Water Services Investment and Rural Water Programmes in respect of existing domestic requirements and also from development levies and borrowings in respect of non domestic requirements and new developments. Current funding for operational costs is provided from local authorities' own resources, including non-domestic water services charges, supplemented by the Local Government Fund again in respect of providing water services to domestic consumers. Details of income and expenditure by each local authority in respect of water services (including administration and miscellaneous) may be obtained from Local Authorities' Financial Outturns which are published on my Department's website.