Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 975: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Prosperous, County Kildare; if he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10537/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 977: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Naas, County Kildare; if he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 979: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Clane, County Kildare; if he will now state whether he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10541/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 984: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Sallins, County Kildare; if he will now state whether he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10546/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 975, 977, 979 and 984 together.

The upgrading of the wastewater collection networks in these locations is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as part of the €17.4 million Upper Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. Kildare County Council's Preliminary Report for the collection networks is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. I have already approved the Council's Preliminary Report for the other element of the scheme — the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant at Osberstown. I have neither received submissions from, nor met, the Construction Industry Federation in relation to this scheme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 976: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Straffan, County Kildare; if he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10538/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 980: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Kilcock, County Kildare; if he will now state whether he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 981: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Celbridge, County Kildare; if he will now state whether he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10543/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 982: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Maynooth, County Kildare; if he will now state whether he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 983: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Leixlip, County Kildare; if he will now state whether he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; the position in relation to methane gas emissions in Leixlip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10545/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 976, 980, 981, 982 and 983 together.

The upgrading of the wastewater collection networks in these locations is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as part of the €31 million Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. The works provided for in relation to Straffan have been completed. I have approved Kildare County Council's contract documents for the network upgrading in other locations and have also authorised the Council to prepare contract documents for the expansion of the Leixlip wastewater treatment plant. I have neither received submissions from, nor met, the Construction Industry Federation in relation to this scheme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 978: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the specific information sought in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 6 March 2007 in regard to the position regarding the provision of funding for new or augmented sewerage treatment facilities for Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare; if he or his Department or agents thereof have in the past six months sought or received from Kildare County Council or others, specific proposals, design or costings; if he has received submissions from or met with representatives of the Construction Industry Federation on the issue; the decisions taken or arrived at; his expectation as to the way this issue will evolve in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10540/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 987: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for his failure to provide the necessary capital funding sought by Kildare County Council for the upgrading of the sewerage treatment plants at Osberstown, Naas and Leixlip and subsidiary schemes serving the towns of Prosperous, Clane, Kilcock, Straffan, Maynooth, Celbridge, Newbridge and Ballymore Eustace with particular reference to the need to avert the threat of pollution arising from current inadequacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10551/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 978 and 987 together.

The Ballymore Eustace Wastewater Treatment Plant is approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the Serviced Land Initiative, at an estimated cost of €1.3 million. My Department is awaiting a modified Preliminary Report for the scheme from Kildare County Council and will finalise its examination of the proposal as soon as possible following receipt of this Report.

The position in relation to the wastewater infrastructure being funded under the Programme in the other locations referred to is set out in the reply to Questions Nos. 976, 980, 981, 982 and 983 and Questions Nos. 975, 977, 979 and 984 on today's order paper.