Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the proposed treatment plant at Kilconnell, Ballinasloe, County Galway; the involvement of his Department in relation to same at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29103/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Kilconnell Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009 for funding under the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. Galway County Council's Preliminary Report for the scheme is being examined in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible in the light of additional information received from the Council.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the proposed treatment plant at Caltra, Ballinasloe, County Galway; the involvement of his Department in relation to same at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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In selecting schemes for inclusion in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009, account was taken of a number of factors, including: Compliance with relevant national and EU environmental, public health and drinking water quality statutory requirements and standards; Support for the National Spatial Strategy; Environmental Protection Agency reports on drinking water, water quality and urban wastewater discharges; The provision of services for new housing through the Serviced Land Initiative and the need to address infrastructural deficits under the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative; Other priorities identified by local authorities in their regular Assessments of Water Services Capital Needs.

Given the level of competing demand for the available funding, and the priorities identified for Galway, I regret that it was not possible to include the Caltra scheme in the current Programme.