I begin by acknowledging the passing of the former Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann Tras Honan, whose funeral took place in Ennis this morning. I also echo the sympathy expressed to Shane MacGowan's family on his sad passing today.

I want to raise with the Tánaiste the issue of wastewater treatment in Cooraclare and Broadford. As he is aware, a pilot scheme to fund wastewater treatment facilities in villages where no such facilities exist at present was announced last year and is awaiting roll out from the Department. At the time, Clare County Council made detailed submissions for two villages to be included in the pilot scheme, namely, Cooraclare and Broadford. I have spoken with the Minister about this on many occasions. Both of the villages have campaigned for a long time. Unfortunately, others have promised them false dawns for the date for this, such as, most recently, 9 October. I would be grateful if the Tánaiste could inform the House as to when the Minister intends to make the announcement so these communities can finally get the answers they need.

I thank Deputy Wynne. I also want to articulate my sympathies to the family of the late Tras Honan. She was an outstanding parliamentarian who was very proud of her roots and background. She was a force of nature in the Houses and her parliamentary party. Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the Seanad to pay a more meaningful and detailed tribute to her work at an appropriate time.

I am aware of the schemes referenced by Deputy Wynne. They have been raised previously by many Deputies in the House. The Minister has developed an innovative approach to see what he can do for schemes that have been waiting for a long time. I will speak to him in respect of these two schemes in particular. Deputy Cathal Crowe and Senator Timmy Dooley have also been in touch with me in respect of this matter. The allocation to Irish Water has been increased. The issue is trying to get delivery as quickly as we possibly can.