Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of group sewerage schemes that were approved funding in each county over the past two years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9203/22]

Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding which was allocated for the development of new group sewerage schemes in each county over the past two years; the amount which was approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9204/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 345 together.

My Department's Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021 included a measure to fund Community Waste Water Connections (previously called Public Group Sewerage Schemes), Measure 6(b). This measure aims to facilitate the continued expansion of central waste water collection systems by extension off the public (Irish Water) network where it is technically and economically viable to do so.

Allocations under this scheme were announced in October 2019 and a circular issued at the time to local authorities provided details in tabular format of all projects being funded and their allocations. The circular is available on my Department's website at the link under:

www.gov.ie/en/circular/cf807-circular-l219-approval-of-schemesprojects-under-the-multi-annual-rural-water-programme-2019-2021-and-grant-allocations-to-local-authorities-for-2019/.