Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if essential funding will be awarded for works to a group water scheme (details supplied). [4373/20]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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On 8 February 2019, I announced details of the measures being funded through my Department under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. In parallel to the announcement, local authorities were invited to submit their bids for the funding schemes or projects in their functional areas, with the deadline for receipt of proposals set as 14 March 2019.

The new multi-annual programme includes Measure 3 – Enhancement of existing schemes including water conservation. This measure supports projects to make existing group water schemes more efficient in their operation (e.g. water conservation and network upgrades, including storage) and contributing to good water quality on a consistent, sustainable long-term basis.

Westmeath County Council made a number of bids under this measure. These included the scheme referred to and I included the scheme under Measure 3 in the approvals and allocations I announced in October 2019. It is now a matter for the Council to advance the project in partnership with the applicants.