Just over €3.4 million in funding has been allocated for group water schemes in Galway as part of a €74 million package announced this week.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, announced the third round of funding under the multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026 today.
The funding will be made available primarily to Group Water Schemes to support areas such as water source protection, compliance with water quality standards, leakage reduction and expanding the coverage of piped water supplies from the public network.
A total of €73,963,980 in funding has been announced for 291 water supply projects under this round of the programme.
Announcing the investment, Minister Browne said, “Safe and reliable drinking water is critically important and access to it enhances the quality of life for people living in rural Ireland.”
“This is critically important to local economies and to sustainability in these rural communities. The 291 projects receiving this funding will play a big part in providing robust water supplies throughout rural Ireland.”
“The Government is working hard to fund improvements to water services across the country, including services to rural areas that do not have access to Uisce Éireann services.”
“This announcement today is very much part of that commitment and will support rural communities to thrive as places to live and work.”
The funding announced today is in addition to previous support, including over €45 million for seven individual projects for waste water collection and treatment needs for villages and settlements without access to public waste water services announced in December 2023.
Over €47 million for 256 projects announced under the multi-annual programme in November 2024.
“Having safe and secure water is fundamental to rural communities’ quality of life and as places to live, visit and establish business in,” Minister Browne said.
“This funding will help to improve water quality compliance, decrease leakage and expand the coverage of access to piped water from the public network for rural communities.”
“The work to be undertaken by the 291 projects announced today will make a real difference to these parts of rural Ireland.”
