The Minister for Finance insists that residents of both Cooraclare and Broadford will shortly receive clarity on proposed sewerage schemes.
Despite numerous false dawns since January, neither village has received confirmation of their inclusion in a €50m government pilot programme aiming to connect unsewered rural settlements to wastewater infrastructure.
Its understood Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien is now finalising a draft memorandum containing the successful applicants, which is due to go to Cabinet for sign off within the next week.
Speaking during a visit to Clare, Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath says the inclusion of both villages is a priority for government.
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