James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The updated National Development Plan has secured record levels of investment of €12.2 billion for the water sector of which €11.7 billion will be invested by Uisce Éireann to support the delivery of key strategic projects in our cities and regions to deliver the additional water services capacity required for the new housing targets while prioritising public health and safeguarding the environment.

I will be publishing a Water NDP Sectoral Plan in the coming weeks, which will set out the capital programmes that are to be prioritised over the next five years.

It is important to note that Uisce Éireann has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The scope, prioritisation and progression of individual projects and programmes is a matter for Uisce Éireann and is approved through its own internal governance structures.