Connolly blasts Uisce Éireann for delay in fixing Claremorris sewerage system

A Claremorris councillor has blasted Uisce Éireann, formerly Irish Water, for its failure to fix a sewerage system in a housing estate.

Speaking at last week’s municipal council meeting, Fine Gael councillor Tom Connolly asked Mayo Co Council’s senior engineer Conrad Harley if there had been any update from the state-owned water utility company about finishing off required works so that the Mayfields estate in Claremorris can be taking in charge by the local authority.

“We have had no word back from Irish Water in relation to Mayfields, but I understand that there’s a new development that’s in the second half and it is pushing along so I hope that will bring it to a head,” Mr Harley stated.

Cllr Connolly then expressed his frustration with how long the process is taking.

“This is going on a long time and Mayo County Council has the bond. Why haven’t we done it? We got the surveys done on the sewers and they were to be repaired, half the road was done and the other half is not. Those people paid big money for houses,” Cllr Connolly responded.

Mr Harley said that the council needs approval from Uisce Éireann before making the repairs.

“The sooner that Irish Water is scrapped and goes back to the local authority, the better. They’re just a body that does nothing,” Cllr Connolly said.