Infrastructure

Uisce Éireann will miss own targets for new facilities, putting house building at risk

The country’s water agency has delivered only nine of 24 promised new water and wastewater plants and 24 of 89 promised upgrades, which could threaten the construction of new homes

Sean Laffey, director of asset manager for Uisce Éireann. Firm has €5bn infrastructure budget

Uisce Éireann will miss its own targets for delivering new water treatment plants, in a move which could hit the construction of new homes.

So far, it has only delivered nine of out 24 promised new water and wastewater plants. It has also only managed to complete 24 out of 89 promised upgrades.

The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which regulates the agency formerly known as Irish Water, said it was “disappointing” and ...