James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 561: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding provision of an upgrade sewerage scheme for Legan, County Longford where raw sewerage is flowing into a tributary of the Inny River that provides domestic water to south Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29872/07]

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 Longford County Council, I regret that it was not possible to include the Kenagh scheme in the current Programme.