1130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether, in advance of the next National Inspection Plan for Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems taking effect in 2027, their Department will require local authorities and the EPA to provide a consolidated national dataset on septic tank inspection failures, advisory notices, unresolved notices, enforcement actions and prosecuti…
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1131. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether their Department has assessed the public health and water-quality risk arising from the absence of a central national database identifying failed domestic wastewater treatment systems located near private drinking-water wells, groundwater sources, rivers or public water catchment areas; and if he will make a statement on th…
1132. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether their Department will review the adequacy of the Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems Grant Scheme, including the maximum grant of €12,000, eligibility criteria, drawdown barriers and whether the scheme reflects actual remediation costs faced by rural households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43644/26]
1133. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether their Department has received any reports, correspondence, briefings, notifications, risk assessments or other communications since 1 January 2024 concerning manganese exceedances in Cork City drinking water supplies; whether any concerns regarding recurring exceedances, treatment performance, public health implications, re…
590. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria and regulatory safeguards to be applied under the proposed scheme allowing developers to construct their own wastewater treatment infrastructure for new housing developments; the process by which such privately built systems will be certified, adopted and maintained by Uisce Éireann; and if he will make a statement on t…
591. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has identified towns or villages in Cork where housing development has been delayed due to lack of wastewater infrastructure; the number of such settlements nationally; and the way in which the new developer-led wastewater proposal will prioritise these areas. [61150/25]
592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the Environmental Protection Agency and Uisce Éireann to establish a clear licensing and compliance framework for privately constructed wastewater treatment systems proposed under the new developer-led housing infrastructure plan; the measures that will ensure long-term environmental monitoring and accountabil…