Nineteen group water schemes to receive nearly €3 million in funding
The funding will be made available primarily to Group Water Schemes.
Roscommon County Council will received €2,967,500 to improve water services in rural areas.
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, has announced a third round of funding under the multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026. The funding provides much needed capital investment.
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 (Uisce Éireann) network.
In total 19 groups in the county will receive funding. The following is the group name and areas, the amount awarded, the number of connections and the funding measure:
- Mid Roscommon (Ogulla) GWS - €60,000 for 867 connections - Water treatment provision, improvements and capital replacement;
- Mid-Roscommon GWS - €330,000 for 867 connections - Water conservation, leakage reduction and prevention;
- Mid-Roscommon GWS - €442,000 for 867 connections - Water conservation, leakage reduction and prevention;
- Gortaganny GWS - €400,000 for 283 connections - Water conservation, leakage reduction and prevention;
- Corracreigh GWS - €330,000 for 308 connections – Water conservation, leakage reduction and prevention;
- Brusna GWS - €38,000 for 129 connections - Water conservation, leakage reduction and prevention;
- Oran - Ballitober GWS - Extension to Ballymacfarrane - €85,000 for 11 connections - Extensions to existing private GWS and new GWS;
- Mid -Roscommon GWS - Extension to Castlemeehan - €42,500 for 4 connections - Extensions to existing private GWS and new GWS;
- Onagh (Taughmaconnell), Clongowna, Culliaghmore No 2, Drumlosh (Nure), Moore South Roscommon, Parkmore ( Ballinasloe), Rooskagh, Castlesampson GWSs - €145,000 for 291 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Moyliss, Mount Propect/Fuerty, Tonlagee GWSs - €150,000 for 40 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Fairymount - €375,000 for 170 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Clooneigh, Cloongrehan, Derreenavicara, Foxhill (Cootehall), Carrownadrishna, Derrinturk/Derrycarbry GWSs - €20,000 for 37 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Cartron/Kilteevan, Clooneenbaun, Emla/Keadue, Roxboro, Turville GWSs - €45,000 for 66 connections – Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Carnamunia, Carrigeen Beg/New Ballagh, Four Roads GWSs - €94,500 for 189 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Ballygortagh, Ballygatta, Barrybeg, Clongowna, Griffin /Kilroy, Earlspark/Rathpeak, Crannaghmore, Camlagh, Dysart GWSs - €98,000 for 197 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Arm/Cashel, Cloontrask, Drumdoolan/Castlerea, Meelickaduff, Rosmeen/Cloonkearney, Termon/Castlerea GWSs - €40,000 for 56 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Ardilkellan, Cloonfad/Rooskey, Cloonroughan/Lurgan, Cloonshreane/Mt Browne, Doon/Strokestown, Kilbarry No.2, Pallas/Elphin, Slatta, Tulllyleague, Mullaghamacormick GWSs - €150,000 for 136 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Clonelt, Clonelt No.2, Cloonarkin/Meeltrai ne, Cloonbonniffe, Cloonbunny, Cloonfad East, Cloonfenian/Milltow n, Creglahan/Cloonchambers GWSs - €50,000 for 76 connections - Taking in charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes;
- Aughalustia, Banada/Ballinfad, Cloonshanville, Currasalae/Lisacul, Driney/Loughglynn, Kilronan/Lisacul, Knockacunny, Mullen/Frenchpark, Rooskey/Ballaghader reen, Sligo Road GWSs - €72,500 for 161 connections - Taking in -charge of GWS and Group Sewerage Schemes.
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.”
As part of the application process for this funding, local authorities were asked to work with group water schemes and their representative body the National Federation of Group Water Schemes.
Following the completion of an assessment process which included a critical evaluation by an independent Expert Panel of the applications received, the Minister has approved funding of almost €74 million for 291 individual capital projects across the country.
