Received 28 August 2017
Decided 5 October 2017
Part-Granted
Request Reference FOI-2017-216
Requester Type Elected-Oireachtas
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

​Correspondence and reports received by the Department from Irish Water and Louth County Council concerning the water shortages in Drogheda and County Meath in July 2017 caused by a burst water main in Staleen, Co Meath. All material received and held by the Department in relation to the funding requirements of Irish Water and the costing involved to perform (a) the emergency works on the pipe at Staleen and (b) the longer term replacement of the major pipe.