A Clare TD claims the inclusion of his suggestion on wastewater treatment plants in newly-drafted Government housing policy is proof backbenchers can make a difference.
Minister James Browne has instructed Uisce Éireann to progress the use of modular units that can be used for new housing developments or fixed to existing plants to expedite delivery.
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It follows Bodyke Fine Gael Deputy Joe Cooney’s proposal in June of this year that plants be constructed off-site as an interim solution to delays in unsewered settlements.
Speaking in the Oireachtas Housing Committee, he says it’s a “major boost for rural areas”.
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