It’s claimed the approval of sewerage schemes for both Cooraclare and Broadford will finally allow communities in those villages to grow and prosper.
Both villages were today among the thirteen nationwide to be included in a €50m government pilot scheme aiming to connect unsewered rural settlements to wastewater infrastructure.
Each local authority was only allowed to nominate two projects when the programme was announced last year, while another 50 settlements in this county still remain without sewerage systems.
Meelick Fianna Fáil Deputy Cathal Crowe says though Christmas has come early for Broadford and Cooraclare, its vital that the scheme is expanded.
You can listen to the full interview below.
Clare Senator Timmy Dooley led a delegation of Clare Oireachtas Members to meet with the Minister in 2020, where he proposed a new type of scheme to provide wastewater facilities in villages where there is no Irish Water facilities already in place.
He says this development recognises the demand for people wanting to live in rural villages.
You can listen to the full interview below.
