Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that sufficient funding is provided in 2008 to meet Government commitments in relation to the remediation works at Silvermines, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10591/08]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The funding provided in 2008, is sufficient to allow works to commence at the Tailings Management Facility at Gortmore; the first site in the rehabilitation project. I am advised that tenders will be invited from a shortlist of suitable contractors for this phase of the project in the very near future with a view to work commencing on site in quarter two of this year. Given the phased nature of the project, work is scheduled to take place at the Gortmore site in 2009 and 2010. Work is continuing on finalising the detailed designs for the other old mine sites to be rehabilitated at Silvermines.