Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 28 September 2022, the discussions his Department has had with Cork City Council regarding stormwater pipe repair responsibility; and if his position has changed since the reply issued. [10454/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My role as Minister includes responsibility for setting national policy in relation to water matters, and for funding the delivery of water services programmes and measures undertaken by Uisce Éireann, local authorities and other agencies. My Department's ongoing engagement with all bodies concerned, including Cork City Council, takes place in this context. My Department and I have no function in relation to operational matters such as the repair of storm water pipes.