Minister Michael D’Arcy has welcomed an announcement today by Mr. Eoghan Murphy, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government of allocations under the new capital investment programme for water services in rural areas.  The new Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme is to run from 2019 to 2021.

Amongst schemes to be funded from the €1.2m allocation to Wexford are:

Kilanerin, Group Water Scheme; €49,750-upgrade and water conservation/public health compliance

Blackstairs Group Water Scheme; €127,206-water conservation

Mullawn Group Water Scheme; €20,935-public health compliance

Borrmount Group Water Scheme; €18,110-public health compliance

Bing Group Sewerage Schemes; €834,638-Transition to pubic water sector and be taken in charge by Irish Water

Announcing investment, Minister Murphy said: “Good quality water services are critically important to the well-being of people and the local economies of rural Ireland. The Government is prioritising investment to support rural communities. We are working with local authorities and group water schemes across Ireland as partners to ensure that people in rural Ireland can expect the same outcomes in the delivery of water services as those in urban areas. This requires significant investment, which is being delivered. Today’s new programme will run from 2019 to 2021 and will benefit over 104,000 households. These benefits arise in having a more resilient and better quality water service.”