Dublin City Council welcomes Minister Hogan's announcement that €3.96 million funding is to be made available to carry out Contract 7 of the Dublin Region Water main Rehabilitation Project.

This will allow another 20 km of old leaking water pipes to be removed and replaced with new pipes.

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Contract 7 is part of an ongoing regional project to achieve much needed water savings by targeting 250km of old leaking Victorian water pipes and replacing them with new polyethylene pipes.

"So far, a total 115km of water main have been rehabilitated in the Greater Dublin region and surrounding counties, with 11 million litres of water per day saved," said Tom Leahy, Executive Manager, Dublin City Council. "With water demand in the region growing all the time, these water savings are an essential part of the overall Regional water strategy."

(CD/GK)