Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

Many areas will also benefit from improved water supplies from the major upgrade planned for the Clareville water treatment plant, improvements to the Shannon estuary water supply scheme and extensions of the Limerick county trunk water mains. Almost €158 million has been allocated under the programme for water and sewerage infrastructure in Limerick. I am as anxious as the Deputy to see these schemes get to construction and completion as quickly as possible and my Department is doing everything it can to ensure this happens. The Deputy will also appreciate that multi-million euro schemes funded by the taxpayer must go through detailed planning and development processes——

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