Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

What I find scary in the Minister of State's reply is the sentence, "Planning on the scheme has been advanced by the council and my Department is awaiting submission of a preliminary report for approval". I know that is the lingo used. My difficulty with it is that this scheme has been under planning for a considerable period. Planning is not leading to the provision of a sewerage scheme and in the towns concerned raw sewage is ending up in the River Foyle, which is totally unacceptable.

In regard to Clonmany and Ballyliffen, does the Minister of State have any idea as to when the next assessment of needs will be undertaken? Is it undertaken annually, biannually or less frequently than that? I appreciate he might not have that information to hand.