Written answers
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Wastewater Treatment
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide funding to connect Birch Hill Estate and Old Killarney Village Cottages to the public sewerage scheme at Aghadoe, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16811/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Departments’ Multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme (DPI Programme) provides funding to assist local authorities to resolve issues with DPI to enable the taking-in-charge of the housing estates.
As regards the estates referred to in the question, my Department received an application for funding under the DPI Programme from Kerry County Council. The specifics of the application were assessed by an independent Expert Panel which was established and tasked with critically evaluating each request received under the DPI Programme. I can confirm that based on the recommendation from the Panel that I have approved funding.
There is some further information requested from Kerry County Council relating to the overall costs involved to deliver this project and possible alternative solutions available. Upon receipt of this information my Department will work closely with all stakeholders to deliver this project as soon as possible.
Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a sewerage scheme will be available for a housing estate in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16819/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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In December 2023, I announced the successful applications that are approved funding under the Waste Water Collection and Treatment needs for villages without access to Public Waste Water Services.
Following the announcement, my Department wrote to Kerry County Council confirming approval of funding for the village of Beaufort and outlining the next steps required to commence and deliver the project to completion as quickly as possible.
My Department looks forward to working with the local authority and other key stakeholders to successfully deliver the project.
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