Approval of more than €47 million in funding nationally
256 individual projects benefiting households across rural Ireland
Minister Rabbitte has welcomed the announcement of €5,192,268 in funding for Co. Galway under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme.
This comes as the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has announced funding approval for more than 250 individual projects across the country under a new cycle of the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, providing capital investment to improve water services in rural areas.
This cycle of the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme is to run to 2026.
Earlier this year, the local authorities were invited to work with group water schemes and their representative body, the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, to submit applications for funding for individual capital projects.
The funding being provided and the completion of these projects will enable Group Water Schemes to continue to improve the quality, quantity and reliability of the water services in rural areas.
Welcoming the investment, Minister Rabbitte said:
A key objective of the government is to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life of people living in rural Ireland.
Having access to reliable and safe drinking water is critically important to continue to build resilient and sustainable rural communities and economies.
The funding allocated today is an example of Government’s ongoing investment and commitment to the future social, environmental and economic development of rural Ireland.
I am very conscious of the need to protect our water sources and ensure the highest standards in water treatment.
I also want to ensure that our rural communities have the benefit of high quality infrastructure and water services.
I have no doubt that the investment announced today will help improve these water services which will continue to support and encourage people to live and work locally in rural Ireland.
