Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of private residential septic tanks, if any, that were grant funded or aided by his Department in the period 2007 and 2011 in order to comply with Environment Protection Agency guidelines from 2006 and 2009; and his views on the demands from some to provide 100% funding for the same in the future. [42075/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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No grant aid to assist with the maintenance, upgrade or remediation of septic tanks was provided by my Department during the period 2007 to 2011. I have stated on a number of occasions that I am prepared to consider all possible options to provide financial support to householders' whose systems are deemed, following an inspection carried out under the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012, to require substantial remediation or upgrading. Any financial support will have to take account of the overall budgetary situation and of the financial circumstances of the households concerned.