Overview
- Housing Minister James Browne said the plan is due at Cabinet next week and will be published within a fortnight at the latest.
- A Cabinet proposal would require Uisce Éireann to oversee developer-built wastewater plants, with the utility setting standards and taking ownership after EPA approval.
- The wastewater move targets stalled projects in rural towns and villages where inadequate services have blocked homebuilding.
- Browne asked Uisce Éireann to deploy modular bolt-on units to expand existing plants and enable additional housing.
- Cabinet also discussed the Digital Public Services Plan to have all key services online and a Digital Wallet by 2030, and moved to establish an Office of Veterans Affairs.