David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the counties for which ground water protection schemes have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18080/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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There are two elements to Groundwater Protection Schemes: land surface zoning or mapping and generic groundwater protection responses to particular issues.

The mapping is undertaken by the Geological Survey of Ireland and, as of May 2008, the counties with full land surface zoning/mapping are as follows; Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Monaghan, Roscommon, South Cork, Wicklow. All other counties have had interim mapping completed.

Groundwater protection responses have been completed in respect of landfills, waste water systems for single houses, landspreading of organic waste and earth-lined slurry stores.

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 522: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a management plan is in place for every river basin here; if such management plans have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18081/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I envisage that a comprehensive series of draft river basin management plans will be published for public consultation during 2008, in order to meet the Water Framework Directive requirement that river basin management plans be in place by 22 December 2009.