Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [25247/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Where water services contracts are being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme water services authorities are required to obtain my Department's approval at certain key stages in the process. In relation to water-main rehabilitation contracts such as those referred to in the question, the Contract Documents for the work must be approved by my Department before the authority can proceed to the tender and construction stages.

Under the Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 a tranche of five water-mains rehabilitation contracts have been completed. Further tranches of water-main rehabilitation works are planned under the 2010-2012 Programme, which I published in April 2010 following an assessment of needs carried out by all water services authorities. Dublin City Council's Contract Documents for the second tranche of a further five contracts of the Dublin Region Watermains Rehabilitation Programme, including Contracts No. 9 and 10, are under examination in my Department. I anticipate that this examination will very shortly be concluded.