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For Written Answer on : 20/02/2024
Question Number(s): 349 Question Reference(s): 7673/24
Department: Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Asked by: David Stanton T.D.
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QUESTION
To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of domestic wastewater treatment system grants processed by each local authority in 2022 and 2023; the amount paid out by each local authority in these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
REPLY
My Department does not hold information on the number of Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (DWWTS) grants processed by each local authority.
However, to be helpful, the table below sets out the number of DWWTS grants and the amount paid by my Department to each local authority in 2022 and 2023.
| County | Number of grants paid in 2022 | Amount paid in 2022 | Number of grants paid in 2023 | Amount paid in 2023 |
| € | € | |||
| Carlow | 2 | 8,453.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cavan | 3 | 14,458.50 | 4 | 19,295.48 |
| Clare | 5 | 25,000.00 | 1 | 5,000.00 |
| Cork | 11 | 37,560.64 | 3 | 7,531.59 |
| Donegal | 12 | 52,888.54 | 15 | 65,613.11 |
| Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19,353.36 |
| Galway | 3 | 10,970.45 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kerry | 7 | 35,000.00 | 9 | 36,803.16 |
| Kildare | 18 | 88,711.56 | 12 | 57,103.03 |
| Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10,000.00 |
| Laois | 3 | 15,000.00 | 1 | 5,000.00 |
| Leitrim | 18 | 77,150.81 | 9 | 44,823.75 |
| Limerick | 3 | 15,000.00 | 7 | 35,000.00 |
| Longford | 2 | 10,000.00 | 2 | 8,349.68 |
| Louth | 1 | 4,250.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mayo | 14 | 62,271.79 | 26 | 123,212.15 |
| Meath | 53 | 263,874.20 | 30 | 150,000.00 |
| Monaghan | 6 | 28,087.00 | 4 | 16,479.14 |
| Offaly | 1 | 2,797.78 | 4 | 19,956.76 |
| Roscommon | 7 | 34,738.75 | 11 | 55,000.00 |
| Sligo | 4 | 14,111.98 | 7 | 33,810.76 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 15,658.75 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Waterford | 3 | 13,666.05 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Westmeath | 1 | 4,885.80 | 2 | 10,000.00 |
| Wexford | 30 | 146,572.50 | 32 | 152,056.62 |
| Wicklow | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45,000.00 |
| Totals | 211 | 981,108.90 | 194 | 919,388.59 |
