*Tullabrack Cross. 

West Clare councillors have expressed their worry that it will be some time before long-awaited water repairs in Cooraclare are completed.

Irish Water were called on by Cllr Bill Chambers (FF) to provide funding to relay the water piping from Ballinagun Cross on the R483 to Tullabrack. “The line is in a very bad state of repair,” he stated.

In a written response to Chambers’ proposal before the West Clare Municipal District, Irish Water confirmed they were aware of the issues in the distribution network of the area. They acknowledged that this was causing outages in Cooraclare.

“A 1.6km section of 7” main south of Cooraclare between Tullabrack and Cooraclare is proceeding to design stage. It is noted that bursts on this line cause outages in Cooraclare and beyond. We are also assessing a 700m section of 8” main near Alva between Cree and Cooraclare which has a history of recent bursts. All works remain subject to funding approval to go to construction”.

Speaking at the meeting, Cllr Chambers maintained it was important for Irish Water to follow through on the works. He stated the water line at nineteen bursts at the beginning of 2021. Voicing his support, Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG) remarked, “We have bursts in other areas and are waiting on Irish Water”.

Improvements to the line have been an ongoing fight for a long time, Cllr Ian Lynch (IND) observed, “I’m scared it will take some time before we get the funding to do the works”.

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