Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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425. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding is available for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions and power cuts. [39505/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not operate a scheme that provides funding for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions or power cuts.

With regard to water outages, Uisce Éireann is the appropriate body under the auspices of the Department of Housing, and I understand that their Water Charges Plan sets out a compensation mechanism for Business Customers when water quality is compromised.

Roadwork diversions are a matter for the local authorities and my Department has no involvement in the matter.

Finally, with regard to power cuts, EirGrid and ESB Networks would be the appropriate contact points.