James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will intervene to ensure that top-up funding for group water and sewerage schemes under CLÁR is provided for in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34467/08]

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will lift the suspension of CLÁR funding to enable a water scheme (details supplied) to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34700/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 217 together.

Under the CLÁR programme since 2002 a total of approximately €637,000 CLÁR funding has been approved for water/sewerage schemes in Co. Longford. All approvals for water/sewerage schemes made to Longford County Council since 2002 for CLÁR funding will be honoured in full.

I would like to advise the Deputy that there is no record of any new applications for CLÁR funding in respect of water/sewerage schemes having been received in my Department from Longford County Council during 2008. No application has been received from the scheme detailed by the Deputy.

In relation to accepting applications for new schemes, consideration will be given to re-opening the measure for group schemes in 2009. Please note that the funding approved under the measure in Longford in the years 2002-2008 was as follows.