239. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects and programmes with his Department which have been allocated funding under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Programme; the funds drawn down to date in each instance; the profiled drawdown in each of the forthcoming years of the programme; the steps he is taking to ensure that projects and programmes are completed within the specified timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37790/24]

My Department is responsible for two Recovery and Resilience projects under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Programme.

Uisce Éireann’s River Basin Management Plan­­ Enhanced Ambition Programme has been allocated €20 million under Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021. This funding is managed centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP and Reform. My Department monitors the milestones and targets of this project, which include the upgrade of 10 small wastewater treatment plants, the monitoring of biological and physiochemical indicators in 20 selected sites and feasibility studies on at least 20 wastewater treatment plants. More information can be found on Uisce Éireann's website linked here

My Department is also responsible for the Reform project Increasing the Provision of Social and Affordable Housing. This project has no funding associated with it; however, the milestones and targets, which include the establishment of the Land Development Agency (LDA) as a commercial State Body, homes made available for sale through the Affordable Purchase Scheme and the First Home Shared Equity Support Scheme, and homes delivered under the Cost Rental Scheme have to be achieved, to enable Ireland to access its allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.