Uisce Éireann to manage privately built wastewater plants

Uisce Éireann will be made facilitate private wastewater supplies to help with housing delivery

Wastewater treatment capacity issues have slowed the speed of housing delivery in rural Ireland.

Timelines for big infrastructure projects could be cut by a year under new plans

Separately, private sector could be allowed to deliver wastewater infrastructure to speed up rural housing developments

Plan to allow developers build their own wastewater infrastructure to speed up housing delivery

Developers of housing units will be allowed to build their own ­wastewater infrastructure instead of having to wait months for Uisce Éireann to do so, under new measures aimed at boosting housing supply.

Uisce Éireann to take over wastewater facilities from developers in minister's plan

Housing minister James Browne has said that he is determined to 'unlock problematic water services infrastructure that is constraining the delivery of homes people need built'

Uisce Éireann to manage privately built wastewater plants

Uisce Éireann will be required to manage new privately built wastewater plants under proposals the Minister for Housing James Browne will bring to Cabinet this morning.

Wexfordʼs James Browne TD announces new private sector role in developing wastewater systems

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne TD has announced today that builders will be able to develop new wastewater treatment facilities in collaboration with Uisce Éireann for smaller housing developments of up to 40 homes. This is key for rural towns and villages across Wexford.  The significant initiative brought by minister Browne to Cabinet today aims to accelerate housing delivery by introducing regulatory changes …