John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Waterford grouped towns and villages sewerage scheme; when the sewerage scheme in each of the towns and villages concerned will be operational; the projected cost at the time of the original proposal; the expected cost of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Waterford Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme is approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 at an estimated cost of €48 million. The scheme was originally approved to enter planning in the 2002-2004 Programme at the then estimated cost of €43 million.The Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme entails the construction of new or upgraded wastewater treatment and collection systems in Ardmore, Ballyduff/Kilmeaden, Cappoquin, Dunmore East, Kilmacthomas, Stradbally and Tallow. Waterford County Council is advancing the scheme on the basis of separate contracts for the collection systems and wastewater treatment plants, with the latter being grouped under a single contract. I understand that Waterford County Council is making progress on this scheme. Work on upgrading the wastewater collection system in Tallow is now complete. The Council signed the contract to upgrade the Kilmacthomas collection system in January 2008 and envisages seeking tenders for the remaining five collection systems on a phased basis up to December 2008. I understand that the Council is also finalising the contract documents for the new wastewater treatment plants at the seven locations and will submit those documents to my Department for approval as soon as possible. The Council expects to be in a position to seek tenders for the treatment plants, under a single contract, by the end of this year.