CABINET WILL TODAY sign off on a €2 billion funding boost for Uisce Éireann in an effort to help deliver the government’s target of 300,000 new homes by 2030. It comes as government ministers meet for the final time today before cabinet returns in mid-September. AdvertisementThe three ministers will sign a memorandum of understanding with Uisce Éireann, which contains strict rules stipulating the money is used for the expansion of water capacity to new housing settlements only. Separately, Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien will seek government approval for a package of road safety measures, including changes to rules around e-scooter usage. Meanwhile, reforms of the Road Safety Authority will see an expansion of existing road safety education programmes and a new ambassadors programme to widen the reach of road safety messaging.