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Fianna Fáil councillor Deirdre Cullen has hit out at the under funding of Uisce Eireann, declaring rural Kilkenny as 'paralysed' as a result.
Her comments follow a motion from Labour Party representative, Cllr Tomas Breathnach who has called on Kilkenny County Council to write to the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage to seek increased funding to at least €500 million to Uisce Éireann in order to speed up the delivery of wastewater schemes.
Cllr Breathnach argued rural areas in Kilkenny are not being 'adequately' served or funded and they can not wait until post 2029 when the current programme will cease.
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A sombre picture emerged across the council chamber at May’s Plenary meeting, with Cllr John Brennan surmising: "Small towns and villges are going to die a death."
Meanwhile, Cllr Deirdre Cullen said: "We're paralysing our rural towns and villages because of the lack of our waste water," adding, 'it's simply not good enough'.
"It seems to me that it is merely a lack of funding that is hampering this essential infrastructural development that needs to happen at the earliest possible time.
"We really can’t wait until post-2029. It's absolutely absurd to be given that date. Villages can't wait that long," she added.
"Something needs to give now."
Mullinavat based councillor, Jenny Catt Slattery labelled the current situation 'a disgrace' and suggested poor water infrastructure is to blame for the lack of housing in the South Kilkenny village.
"Something has to be done. We need answers now."
Cllr Michael Doyle expressed similar sentiments, stating rural Ireland is in 'really, really big trouble' if something isn't done now.
"In Kilkenny especially, there are a lot of rural areas that are in dire need of new services or upgrades and without that, rural Kilkenny is definitely going to really struggle," Cllr Doyle said.
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