Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 820: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the specific funding allocated to Roscommon County Council for the Creagh sewerage scheme; the reason it is not part of the first bundle to be fast tracked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Creagh is part of the Roscommon Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme which is approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 at an estimated overall cost of €24.5m.

I have given approval to Roscommon County Council to prepare Tender Documents for the thirteen treatment plants included in the scheme. Ten of the locations involved, including Creagh, will be procured under a single Design/Build/ Operate contract. At the request of Roscommon County Council, my Department has agreed to the treatment plants for the other three locations being procured separately as a Design/Build project in light of evidence from the Council of particular development pressures in these locations. It is envisaged that the operation of all thirteen plants will ultimately be incorporated into the operational contract.