Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1083: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of an application by a local authority (details supplied) for funding to upgrade a waste water treatment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21334/07]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received Kildare County Council's contract documents for the expansion of the Osberstown waste treatment plant. [21033/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1083 and 1163 together.

My Department is awaiting submission by Kildare County Council of Contract Documents for the expansion/upgrading of the Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant as part of the Upper Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. The Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 to start construction next year at an estimated cost of €18 million.

Last month, I approved the Council's design proposals to upgrade the sewage collection networks in Naas, Johnstown, Kill, Clane, Prosperous, Sallins, Newbridge, Athgarvan and Kilcullen, as part of the same project. The Council may now also prepare Contract Documents for these works.