Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the construction of integrated constructed wetlands as a method of waste water treatment; if he agrees that these are effective methods of waste water treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33261/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Integrated constructed wetlands have a role to play in the provision of waste-water treatment facilities. In support of this, my Department published Integrated Constructed Wetlands - Guidance Document for Farmyard Soiled Water and Domestic Wastewater Applications, in November 2010.

Such wetlands can not only provide a sustainable, cost-effective means of treating wastewater but can also provide ancillary services such as carbon sequestration, habitat provision and flood attenuation.

Funding for eight integrated constructed wetland projects, amounting to €1.3 million in total, has been approved under the Small Schemes element of the Rural Water Programme this year.