Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Septic Tanks
Naoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that septic tank grants have been issued to in County Mayo, by year, for the past five years, and broken down into those located in a prioritised area for action, a high-status objective catchment area, and those issued after an advisory notice has been issued to a household after failing an inspection under the national inspection plan. [63224/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total value of grants issued to households in County Mayo under the septic tank grants scheme over the past five years, by year, in tabular form. [63225/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South-West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 and 576 together.
The table below shows the number and value of septic tank grants issued to households in County Mayo over the past five years under the National Inspection Plan (NIP), Priority Areas for Action (PAA), and High Status Objective Catchment Areas (HSOCA).
| Year grant paid | National Inspection Plan | National Inspection Plan | Priority Areas for Action | Priority Areas for Action | High Status Objective Catchment Areas | High Status Objective Catchment Areas | Total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of grants | Amount | No. of grants | Amount | No. of grants | Amount | No. of grants | Amount | |
| 2025* (to 12 November) | 27 | €238,378 | 0 | €0 | 4 | €48,000 | 31 | €286,378 |
| 2024 | 13 | €116,359 | 2 | €16,330 | 3 | €34,978 | 18 | €167,666 |
| 2023 | 26 | €123,212 | 0 | €0 | 0 | €0 | 26 | €123,212 |
| 2022 | 5 | €22,894 | 9 | €39,378 | 0 | €0 | 14 | €62,272 |
| 2021 | 52 | €222,004 | 0 | €0 | 0 | €0 | 52 | €222,004 |
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