Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the specific local authorities or firms in which 400 jobs will be generated pursuant to his announcement on 11 February 2021 (details supplied). [10308/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels.

My Department provided capital stimulus funding of €87 million to Irish Water in 2020 . This was composed of €43m announced in the July stimulus package (€30m Leakage Reduction Initiatives and €13m Capital Maintenance Interventions by Irish Water) and €44m announced during Budget 2021, which was invested by Irish Water in water and wastewater treatment plant upgrades, further leakage reduction activities, fleet and IT upgrades and in critical capital maintenance activities.

In relation to any specific issues, including with respect to jobs delivered, Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on a dedicated number, 1890 578 578.