477. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cofunding contribution expected of local authorities for the provision of wastewater infrastructure; if any support is provided to local authorities to meet these contributions given the significant financial implications for them; if his Department will assist Galway County Council with their contribution for the Craughwell an…
Topics / Wastewater Treatment
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsWastewater Treatment
124 questions from 38 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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94. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the efforts of the Government to highlight the potential economic impacts of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; if the Government has outlined any concerns about whether the Directive adheres to the polluter pays principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/25]
95. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the recent comments from European Health Commissioner, Olivér Várhelyi (details supplied), which indicate that the European Commission is now reassessing the expected impacts of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; if there are plans for his Department to reassess or pause its implementation plan in respect of th…
98. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the €50 million in funding announced in 2022 for wastewater infrastructure in areas without existing public sewerage systems (unserviced or “unsewered” villages), such as Craughwell and Clarinbridge; the amount of this funding that has been spent to date; to provide a breakdown, by year, location, and project…
194. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of the 16 settlements reported by the EPA to be discharging raw sewage in 2024 that are still discharging raw sewerage; the anticipated date by which the discharge of raw sewerage is expected to cease in respect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31423/25]
195. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of settlements that are known by his Department to have wastewater treatment facilities that fail to meet EU standards set to protect the environment, including the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31424/25]
196. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of the 547 unsewered settlements in Ireland, many of which are coastal summer holiday destinations, that have an average weekly loading in excess of 2,000 PE during some months of the summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31425/25]
197. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who he and his Department considers responsible for the assessment of sub-threshold agglomerations, particularly in coastal locations where the population equivalent varies disproportionately during the summer season, given that the statutory body responsible for wastewater treatment and networks, Uisce Éireann, does not assess loca…
129. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans there are to address the huge delays with provision of wastewater treatment systems; the plans to address the inadequacy of existing wastewater treatment systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30256/25]
379. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details put forward by the Government to the EU Infringement Proceedings in the pleading stage regarding a case (details supplied) given that only the demonstration project has been completed and that the rest of the scheme is not a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/25]
391. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of EU infringement proceedings against the State in relation to the Gweedore sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27497/25]
578. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a status update on the development of the new wastewater treatment plant in the wider Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26059/25]
53. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Uisce Éireann to take in charge wastewater treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24542/25]
97. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider issuing a ministerial directive to Uisce Éireann to support the delivery of stand-alone, modular or temporary wastewater treatment systems for residential developments in settlements where such treatment systems, or capacity, are determined to be non-existent. [19559/25]
104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s pilot scheme for providing sewage infrastructure to currently unsewered villages, such as Broadford and Cooraclare in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/25]
113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify what engagement has taken place between Uisce Éireann and his Department on the taking in charge and upgrading of over 500 water sewage treatment plants that were built prior to 2008 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24841/25]
251. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm when a facility (details supplied) will be taken in charge by his Department. [25068/25]
706. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the progress being made in the delivery of the wastewater treatment system for Craughwell, County Galway; if there is a site identified for the treatment plant; the expected delivery date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/25]
1184. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a currently unserviced wastewater treatment plant in Rooskagh Valley, Shanagarry, County Cork, for which local residents have been informed is no longer fit for purpose and is close to operational failure with the potential to trigger a serious public health and environmental incident; his plans t…
839. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 4 March 2025, to outline the timeline for the multi-stakeholder group plan on assessing the need for an update on the wastewater treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/25]
976. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department can provide information on the current capacity of the Poolbeg and Shanganagh wastewater treatment facilities, the level they are currently operating at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12794/25]
426. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the wastewater treatment plant at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9670/25]
118. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the progress of the proposed sewerage schemes for Broadford and Cooraclare, County Clare; when the schemes will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6535/25]
580. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has engaged with Uisce Eireann in regard to the need for a wastewater treatment plant in Shannonvale, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2352/25]