Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will grant permission to a local authority (details supplied) to borrow funds to carry out capital works and to enable it to draw down funds approved by his Department for water and sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18408/09]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a request from a local authority (details supplied) to sanction borrowings to enable it to draw down capital funds allocated for water and sewerage schemes in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18054/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 499 together.

My Department recently approved loan borrowings of €17.7 million by the local authority concerned in respect of completed water services schemes and outstanding balances on previously approved loans. Other borrowing requirements for water services schemes will be considered in the context of the next tranche of local authority loan approvals which are expected to be made in the next few weeks.