In 2022, the Government announced a fantastic scheme to provide sewerage services to unsewered villages. Two of those villages, Craughwell and Clarinbridge, are in County Galway, and a sum of €21.9 million was allocated. Subsequently at the end of last year, the Minister, Deputy Browne, increased that to €29.9 million, which was fantastic and it reduced the matched funding contribution from the council from 15% to 8%, which was very welcome. However, we have a huge problem. The council is saying it still does not have the 8% matched funding. That infuriates me because it is sitting on €29 million and it is not delivering significant infrastructure for wastewater treatment to those two villages. I ask the Taoiseach to write to Galway County Council and ask it to progress this project as it has €29 million. As with any large infrastructure scheme where there tend to be overruns and cost increases over time, the council needs to be assured that the Government will be there to support it to finish the project.

I hear the frustration in the Deputy's voice and I share it. The funding has been increased. I recall the council saying that it needed more to reduce the council contribution. That has happened and it is still holding out. It is not good enough. I will meet with the county executive; I have to schedule it. We would like to meet the Galway County Council chief executive and the Galway City Council chief executive to discuss zoning and housing and now this as well. These schemes have dragged on for a long time. They were announced four or five years ago.

It has been three years and nothing has happened.

There has to be a developmental will, a will to do things, take risks and go for it.

Too many are taking soft options here and are overly dependent on the Government for everything. It is not good enough.