Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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2008. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address the issue of communal infrastructure, such as septic tanks, in housing estates where in some cases there is a delay in the taking in charge of such estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37874/17]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The taking-in-charge of residential developments is the responsibility of local authorities.  My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016 to support and accelerate overall national action on the taking-in-charge process, including estates with developer provided water services infrastructure.

The NTICI was intended to develop better knowledge and systems to support the taking-in-charge of further estates over time.  In relation to wastewater infrastructure, enforcement of planning conditions relating to maintenance in progressing the taking-in-charge process is frequently part of a series of steps that require to be undertaken to ensure such infrastructure is in a sufficiently completed and properly functioning condition to facilitate the taking-in-charge process.

A report on the 2016 NTICI Programme is currently being finalised by my Department and I expect to be in a position to publish the report shortly. The report will include findings and recommendations on sustaining progress on the taking-in-charge issue, including in respect of the resolution of developer provided water services infrastructure in housing estates.