Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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181. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the health hazard posed by blocked and overflowing communal sewage pipes serving private houses; if the routine intervention to deal with such situations by health authorities will be ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6125/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the HSE that responsibility for clearing blockages or repairing defects in a private shared drain rests with the residents that are served by it.

Further information in this regard is available on the Irish Water website at: .

The HSE Environmental Health Services do not have the statutory authority to intervene and deal with such situations.