Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm when a facility (details supplied) will be taken in charge by his Department. [25068/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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There are a number of housing estates across the country - including the estate named in the details supplied - that rely on developer provided water services infrastructure (commonly called DPI) for their water services. These estates have not, as yet, been taken-in-charge and their water services are not connected to the public Uisce Éireann network.

With effect from 1 January 2024, Uisce Éireann, as the national water authority, is responsible for the progressive remediation of DPI infrastructure nationally.

It is not the intention that Uisce Éireann immediately take over those roles that are currently being undertaken by the developers, owners and users of the DPI infrastructure. Any such current operating and maintenance arrangements for each site remain in place.

A multi-stakeholder group has been established by my Department to oversee progress with representation from Uisce Éireann and local authorities.

Given the scale and complexity of issues involved with many of the instances of DPI across the country, it is acknowledged that it will take time to resolve these in all locations and that a range of resolution options are being considered and used.

Specifically regarding the estate named in the details supplied I understand that Uisce Éireann wrote to the Residents Committee earlier this week outlining its proposed actions for the DPI.