102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding to date allocated under the Rural Water Programme 2024–2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53745/25]
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292. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the projects approved as part of the Uisce Éireann RC4 Capital Investment Plan 2025-2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53309/25]
305. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with local authorities as to the concerns in new housing estates being connected for both water supply and sewage connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53405/25]
631. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his engagement with Uisce Éireann on dealing with clean and wastewater infrastructural deficits impacting on housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47654/25]
710. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to reduce delays in the water connection process; whether Uisce Éireann has specific targets or service standards in place for private household connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49156/25]
1124. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide information in relation to an application for a group water scheme extension (details supplied) [44754/25]
1144. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1482 of 29 July 2025, if he will clarify the reason for approval of Uisce Éireann’s Water Services Strategic Plan 2050 (WSSP 2050) on 1 August 2025 in view of the fact that his Department had no role in approving the body’s Strategic Funding Plan 2025-2029. [45109/25]
1232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific multi-annual allocations, by county for water and wastewater enabling works required to meet the 300,000 homes target by 2030; the scheme names, expected completion dates and dependencies identified by Uisce Éireann; and if he will publish quarterly progress dashboards. [46127/25]
1426. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will approve funding at an early date in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41206/25]
1482. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date by which the public consultation on Uisce Éireann’s capital investment plan for 2025 to 2029 will be completed; the date by which the plan will be subsequently finalised; and the date by which the plan will be approved and funded. [41731/25]
1598. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a group water scheme is temporarily unavailable due to contamination where does the responsibility to provide water tanks rest; the considerations that are taken into account or criteria that must be met; and the way a community or group can request the provision of them. [43072/25]
1599. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43091/25]
1600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the number of group water schemes that exist in each county annually for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43093/25]
1610. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in regard to people living in Kilteel on the group water scheme who are approaching four years depending on bottled water and water from neighbours and relatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43222/25]
93. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the multi-annual water programme 2024–2026 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/25]
254. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of completed housing units nationally that cannot be occupied due to a lack of capacity in water infrastructure, both wastewater and water. [36812/25]
32. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for investing additional capital in Uisce Éireann to support reaching housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35620/25]
53. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement that has taken place between his Department and Uisce Éireann in relation to the progression of taking in charge of water services of completed housing estates, many of them which have been completed for more than 20 years, in view of the fact that Uisce Éireann has taken over the operation and maintenance of water serv…
88. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has given a directive to Uisce Éireann and to the local authorities in respect of the taking in charge of estates regarding water supply, sewage treatment services and roads, and in particular, where all of the conditions of planning have been complied with, and where reports have been completed as per the requiremen…
436. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update of the application made in April 2024 on behalf of a community group water scheme (details supplied), under Measure A6 of the Multi Annual Rural Water Programme 2024 to 2026; if he will provide a timeline on the confirmation of funding bids in relation to Measure A6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35217…
486. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 752 of 10 June 2025, if homeowners were prepared to pay the €15,000 contribution per house, whether the group water scheme (details supplied) could then be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33596/25]
503. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can give any direction to Uisce Éireann in relation to capital and/or operational matters. [33839/25]
506. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has noted the recent publication of the European Commission’s water resilience strategy and, in particular, the reference to an updated cost assessment of the extended producer responsibility scheme under the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; and if he will outline any engagement his Department has had or intends t…
507. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the status of Galway County Council's applications for the extension of rural water schemes, with specific reference to the Castledaly/Peterswell water scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33858/25]
258. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, which covers the three-year period from 2024 to 2026, will be announced. [26442/25]