Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by his Department under the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 to 2009; the estimated cost of each project; if any of the projects have been granted approval at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36814/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Details of all major water and wastewater schemes that are included for funding by my Department, together with the estimated cost of each project, are set out in the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 - 2009 which is available in the Oireachtas Library.

The Water Services Investment Programme 2007 - 2009 includes schemes where construction was ongoing at the start of the programme period, as well as further schemes to start construction or advance through planning in the years 2007 to 2009. My Department's approval is required at many of the key stages of advancement of these schemes. The level of involvement can vary from two to four occasions during the life of the scheme, depending on the nature and value of the scheme. Approximately 120 to 150 schemes/contracts have been under construction at any one time over the period of the current Water Services Investment Programme.

Additional information in relation to progress on individual contracts under this Programme may be obtained from the relevant local authority.