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]
Topics / Water Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsWater Services
109 questions from 57 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 30 September 2026.
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107 written, 2 oral
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| March 2025 | 15 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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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]
523. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to explain the relationship between the statement of the Minister for Finance in his Budget speech on 1 October 2024 (details supplied) in relation to water infrastructure. [25296/25]
562. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the context of the significant impacts of Storm Éowyn, he will consider financially supporting group water schemes for the provision of generators, to ensure the resilience in the water supply for the members of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25846/25]
65. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which he plans to prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24655/25]
109. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to issue a full report on the capacity of water and wastewater for all of the towns and villages in a county (details supplied); if the lack of progress in water and wastewater infrastructure projects will be addressed urgently given the current housing crisis; if the possibility will be explored of allowing builders and developers …
524. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department has had with Uisce Éireann and the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage in relation to the impact of water and wastewater infrastructure deficits on enterprise growth and employment in towns like Dungarvan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/25]
766. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed report on progress under the measure A8, Waste Water Collection and Treatment Needs for Villages and Settlements without access to Public Waste Water Services; the names of all settlements that have been approved under this measure, and that have progressed to site identification, to design phase, to planning st…
1208. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to Uisce Éireann refusing to take in charge housing developments with developer-provided water service infrastructure thereby causing many problems for homeowners; what plans he has in place to address this issue; if he is aware how many housing developments across the country are impacted by this; and, if so, if he wi…
1211. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to ensure that water and wastewater infrastructure can support the delivery of housing, particularly in the greater Dublin area where key projects face delays; if he will review whether the current mandate and funding model for Uisce Éireann are fit for purpose in meeting housing and infrastr…
269. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent to date by Uisce Éireann on the water supply project eastern and midlands region. [18238/25]
611. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify comments made on 5 March 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/25]
490. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Uisce Éireann has the capacity to deliver water and wastewater infrastructure for 50,000 new homes to be delivered each year; what additional resources would be required to achieve that capacity if not currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/25]
99. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will issue to Sligo County Council on a submission made to the 2024 – 2026 Multi Annual Rural Water Programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14561/25]
438. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether the allocation of €1 billion in additional capital investment to Uisce Éireann announced as part of budget 2025 on 1 October 2024 is additional funding or part of its existing funding requirements; his Department's understanding of how this funding is being allocated to non-domestic capital investment as outlined in …
449. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an outline of how much of the additional €1 billion equity investment announced in budget 2025 on 1 October 2024 is being spent on delivering Uisce Éireann’s capital investment plan to support water infrastructure and housing; which capital projects are being allocated this additional investment in 2025; and if he will make …
32. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify if a local authority can refuse to take in charge a housing estate where the wastewater treatment facility has not been taken in charge by Uisce Éireann-Irish Water, where the developer of the estate has gone into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/25]
84. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he will prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages. [12723/25]
92. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Irish Water-Uisce Éireann to take in charge over 500 individual waste water treatment plants across the country where the reason being given for not being taken in charge is that the current treatment plants are not up to standard, where the developers in each case have…
101. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to update the National Development Plan to ensure adequate water and other infrastructure to facilitate the construction new homes are built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5110/25]
225. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with Uisce Éireann on poor communication levels with businesses regarding water outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12745/25]
815. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of water service stations in Ireland that have access to a back-up generator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12221/25]
924. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department has undertaken since 2017 on each of the eight recommendations from chapter 5 of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services Report of April 2017 dealing with issues related to water conservation, in tabular form. [12003/25]
975. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give consideration to implementing mandatory parallel domestic water systems (blue-grey-brown) in new builds, to reduce demands for treated water in domestic settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12793/25]
977. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will require sustainable urban drainage systems to be installed in all new homes with a view to rolling them out, by retrofitting, to all homes in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12797/25]