John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on the water scheme in Gurteen, County Sligo; the funding to be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24104/04]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Sligo County Council proposes to undertake water mains rehabilitation in a number of towns and villages, including Gurteen, under the water conservation element of my Department's water services investment programme. The council is currently putting in place water management systems and active leakage control measures approved by my Department under the programme at a cost of €2.65 million. The council has been advised to submit a prioritised proposal for water mains rehabilitation to my Department for capital funding when the results of the measures currently being implemented become available.

John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on the Cummeen drainage and sewerage treatment plant in Strandhill, County Sligo; the funding to be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24105/04]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Services for the Cummeen area are included in the Sligo main drainage scheme which forms part of my Department's water services investment programme, 2004 to 2006, as a scheme to commence construction in 2005. My Department is currently awaiting the submission of tender documents for the scheme by Sligo County Council.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department monitors the use by local authorities of section 18 of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1948; and if the cost of reconstructing the sewerage piping system is high and rising in each local authority area. [24112/04]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Routine maintenance and upkeep of waste water collection systems is a matter for local authorities and specific details of related expenditure for details of activity by local authorities under section 18 of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1948, are not available in my Department.

However, an ongoing comprehensive study of all aspects of the greater Dublin drainage system, and a complementary study of the other 170 urban drainage catchments with a population equivalent in excess of 2,000, will help to inform the provision of capital assistance by my Department to local authorities under the water services investment programme where major rehabilitation of waste water collection systems is required.