Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 546: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concern and disappointment of Kerry County Council that his Department has requested them to update the preliminary report in respect of the Castleisland sewerage scheme stage two, which was submitted in 2001, due to the fact that it will result in further delay to the commencement of the scheme; the reason his Department only made €2 million available when the original project based on the 2001 preliminary report was costed at in excess of €5 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6073/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Stage 2 of the Castleisland Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005–2007 as a scheme to commence construction in 2007.

My Department has asked Kerry County Council to review certain aspects of the Preliminary Report and Water Services Pricing Policy Report for the scheme. This will allow the value of the Exchequer and the non–domestic sector capital contributions towards the overall cost of the scheme to be determined. Because of the scale of the provision for future development in the proposal as currently structured, the Council has also been requested to consider phasing the proposed works.