Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the need to deliver a new waste water facility for Kildare town in an integrated manner that will provide a new treatment system in tandem with a new collection network and the need to move forward with the development of Magee barracks, Kildare, which has transferred from the Department of Defence to the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36688/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I understand that Kildare County Council is currently examining tenders for the expansion and upgrading of the town's wastewater treatment plant which is approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. My Department will deal with the Council's tender award recommendation as quickly as possible on receipt.

The Council is also preparing new contract documents for the sewage collection network element of the approved scheme in accordance with the general requirement for all public works contracts to be awarded using new forms of construction contract introduced by the Minister for Finance. The new forms of contract are designed to achieve greater cost certainty, better value for money and the more efficient delivery of publicly funded projects.