Written answers

Wednesday, 1 February 2006

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Water and Sewerage Schemes

9:00 pm

James Breen (Clare, Independent)
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Question 324: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Mullagh, Quilty and Scariff sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3435/06]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Feakle, Scariff and Quilty, including Mullagh, sewerage scheme is approved as a scheme for construction under my Department's water services investment programme for 2005 to 2007.

Following consideration of Clare County Council's contract documents, water services pricing policy report and economic assessment, my Department requested the council in December 2005 to re-examine the scheme with a view to developing more cost effective proposals. A response to this request, together with a certificate of completion of planning, is awaited from the council.

Joe Callanan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the water schemes that Galway County Council has applied for; when the schemes were applied for; the stage they are at; and when same will go to tender. [3447/06]

Joe Callanan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the sewerage schemes that Galway County Council has applied for; when these schemes were applied for; the stage they are at; and when same will go to tender. [3448/06]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 326 together.

I am forwarding details to the Deputy of the water and sewerage schemes identified by Galway County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to produce updated assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The 2003 assessment is Galway County Council's most up to date and complete statement to my Department of its water and sewerage infrastructure proposals. It was taken into account in the framing of subsequent phases of my Department's water services investment programme, including the most recently published programme for 2005 to 2007, which is available in the Oireachtas Library and sets out details of all currently approved schemes.

I envisage that local authorities will be afforded an opportunity in 2006 to undertake fresh assessments of their needs and priorities which will be then taken into account in future phases of the programme.

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