Written answer
Water Supply
No Chinese or other international private investment has been sought, negotiated or secured for the Water Supply Project; it is publicly funded.
245. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any private investment for the Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region has been sought, negotiated, or secured from Chinese or other international private investors. [66281/26]
Comment on this
Uisce Éireann is wholly owned by the State with €11.7 billion in public capital investment foreseen out to 2030 under the National Development Plan. Uisce Éireann also receives income from water charges imposed on non-domestic customers and new connection charges.
Uisce Éireann’s capital investment programme by is funded solely by the Exchequer and its own resources. It is not funded by international private investors.