Local authorities across the country completed 1,466 septic tank inspections in 2025 targeting areas of greatest risk
Local authorities completed 1,466 septic tank inspections in 2025 targeting areas of greatest risk from an environmental and health perspective.
Overall, there was 863 (59%) failed inspections with many posing a risk to nearby rivers and drinking water wells.
Since 2013, 7,212 septic tanks failed inspections, with 84% fixed by the end of 2025.
In Kildare, 25 septic tanks required an inspection and 46 inspections were completed.
There was also a 41% failure rate in the county, as well as 203 systems failing from 2013 to 2025, with 89% fixed by the end of 2025.
The EPA have said that faulty systems pose a risk to human health from harmful bacteria and viruses through the contamination of drinking water wells, and can pollute rivers and streams through releases of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus.
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