466. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a review of eligibility criteria and the identification of priority areas for grant aid schemes administered by local authorities to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment systems/septic tank systems; when it is likely that these changes will come into effect; and if he will make a statement …
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSeptic Tanks
46 questions from 17 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 30 June 2026.
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699. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tank inspections carried out in each local authority area in 2024 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39618/26]
700. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and percentage of septic tank inspections which failed due to risks to drinking water contamination, groundwater contamination, river pollution, structural defects, maintenance failures and desludging failures respectively, in each of the past five years. [39619/26]
701. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tank advisory notices which remain unresolved for more than six months, one year and two years respectively, by local authority area. [39620/26]
702. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department maintains a national database identifying septic tank failures located near private drinking water wells or public water catchment areas. [39621/26]
703. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of enforcement proceedings initiated by local authorities arising from septic tank inspection failures in each of the past five years. [39622/26]
704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of prosecutions, fines or legal enforcement actions taken arising from unresolved septic tank inspection failures since 2020. [39623/26]
705. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any public health risk assessment has been conducted regarding septic tank failures in areas dependent on private wells for drinking water. [39624/26]
706. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated and drawn down under septic tank remediation grant schemes in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [39625/26]
707. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed whether current septic tank remediation grants are sufficient to cover full remediation costs in rural Ireland. [39626/26]
708. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any review is planned of the National Inspection Plan for Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems in light of the continued septic tank inspection failure rate exceeding 50%. [39627/26]
171. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tank inspections carried out in County Louth under the National Inspection Plan 2022-2026, in each of the years from its inception to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38233/26]
172. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number LAWPRO requests for septic tank inspection were made to Louth County Council when they were working in a Priority Area for Action in 2024 and 2025; the number of these requests that were granted in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/26]
173. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number grants given, from all funding streams available through his Department, to residents of County Louth in 2024 and 2025 for septic tank inspections and septic tank repairs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/26]
174. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which homeowners who require access to grant funding for septic tank inspections and septic tank repairs can access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/26]
1630. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration would be given to reviewing the eligibility areas of grant aid schemes administered by a local authority (details supplied) to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment system/septic tank systems, to ensure that those who are in most need of the grant and who would have difficulty in financing such wo…
1631. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to reviewing the eligibility areas of grant aid schemes administered by a local authority (details supplied) to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment system/septic tank systems, to ensure that those who are in most need of the grant and who would have difficulty in financing such wor…
597. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering an update or review of the septic tank grant, given the amount of ground water in the State over the past number of months and the very negative effect that this may have on old tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16660/26]
394. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of the grant support arrangements for septic tanks, especially for those currently not eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3056/26]
566. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any supports available to support the upgrade and maintenance of a shared septic tank attached to an apartment block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71726/25]
567. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any emergency supports available to support the upgrade and maintenance of a shared septic tank attached to an apartment block that is actively leaking into the water system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71728/25]
568. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any supports available to support the full replacement of a shared septic tank attached to an apartment block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71730/25]
569. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the emergency supports available to support the full replacement of a shared septic tank attached to an apartment block that is actively leaking into the water system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71732/25]
612. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the current grant for septic tank improvements; and if it is still necessary to have registered a septic tank in 2012 to be eligible for a grant. [72316/25]
573. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he currently has plans to review the eligibility for a grant for septic tanks for households outside of the high-status objective catchment area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63222/25]