Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made to date in delivering a scheme (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5399/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Castlefin Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-09 as part of a bundle with a number of other schemes. My Department is awaiting the submission of Donegal County Council's preliminary report for the bundled schemes. Local authorities were asked in July 2009 to submit an assessment of needs for water and sewerage services to my Department by 23 October 2009. My Department is currently considering these assessments, which form a key input to the development of the 2010 to 2012 Water Services Investment Programme. In conducting their assessments, local authorities were asked to prioritise schemes and contracts for progression over the coming years based on key environmental and economic criteria. I expect to publish the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-12 early this year.