John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 423 together.

The Upper and Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Schemes, in addition to expanding the Osberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant, will also upgrade and improve wastewater services in a number of towns in Kildare. In December 2006, my Department approved Kildare County Council's Preliminary Report for the expansion of the Osberstown plant under the Upper Liffey Valley Scheme. In August 2007, I approved the Preliminary Report for the upgrading of the collection networks in Clane, Johnstown, Kilcullen, Kill, Naas, Newbridge, Prosperous and Sallins as part of the same scheme. It is now a matter for Kildare County Council to draw up Contract Documents for these works.

In January 2007, my Department approved Kildare County Council's Contract Documents for sewer network upgrading in Celbridge, Kilcock, Leixlip and Maynooth under the Lower Liffey Valley Scheme. Under devolved procedures it is a matter for the Council to seek tenders and advance these works to construction. Sewer upgrading in Straffan was completed in 2006. My Department has also authorised the Council to prepare Contract Documents for the expansion of the Leixlip wastewater treatment plant as part of the same scheme.