Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made regarding an application by Westmeath County Council for finance to enable a remedial works scheme to proceed at an estate (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will take steps to have this application processed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24244/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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In December 2005, Westmeath County Council received approval in principle to refurbish seven housing estates in the county, including Dalton Park in Mullingar, under the Remedial Works Scheme. In April 2008, the Council submitted proposals for a remedial works scheme on the estate. My Department is currently considering these proposals and a response will issue shortly.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the application under the remedial works scheme by Westmeath County Council to affect the refurbishment of houses (details supplied) in County Westmeath, and in particular, in view of the success of the initial phase of the scheme, if he will ensure that the necessary finance is provided in order to ensure that the other phases of the scheme will proceed without further delay, as the residents have been waiting for a considerable period of time to have these houses, which were erected in the seventies, refurbished in an appropriate fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24245/08]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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A proposal to extend the pilot phase of the Ennell Court Remedial Works Scheme was received by my Department in March 2007. The proposal, however, did not address a number of issues that arose in the pilot phase and did not meet with public procurement policy. A letter to that effect issued from my Department in April 2007.

At the end of April 2008, my Department received a revised proposal from the Council, and, following its consideration, a request for additional information on the proposal was made to the Council at the end of May 2008. This information is still outstanding.

Budget costs for the next phase have not yet been approved. The Council has already received funding of €1.1 million for the pilot phase of the scheme.