Cecilia Keaveney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the current procedures for water and sewerage schemes should be tightened up to allow a faster delivery of projects. [11468/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The procedures for the advancement of projects approved for funding under my Department's water services investment programme are intended to optimise progress through the planning, tender and construction phases, taking necessary account of mandatory procurement and other legislative requirements and the policy of delegating maximum responsibility to local authorities who are responsible for the provision of the infrastructure.

An informal working group, comprising officials of my Department and of the City and County Managers' Association, is at present engaged in a detailed review of the current procedures with a view to identifying measures to further streamline the process, having regard to the financial and statutory responsibilities of the parties involved. I expect the group to report before the summer.