John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to provide funding to Waterford City Council to extend the main sewerage scheme to an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18806/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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A sewerage scheme to serve Blenheim and other areas was sixth on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Waterford City Council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in 2006 to undertake assessments of needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of these assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in preparing the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009, which I published in September 2007 and which is available in the Oireachtas Library. Given the level of competing demands for the available funding, and the priorities identified by the elected members of Waterford City Council, I regret that it was not possible to include the Blenheim scheme in the current Programme.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application by Westmeath County Council to provide essential sewerage facilities in Rathowen, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18909/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Rathowen Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to advance through planning at an estimated cost of €1.9 million. My Department is in communication with Westmeath County Council in relation the level of Exchequer funding for the scheme and a decision will be conveyed to the Council shortly.