Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application (details supplied) for funding under the service land initiative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10418/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Ballymore Eustace Wastewater Treatment Plant was approved for funding under the Serviced Land Initiative of my Department's Water Services Investment Programme. Work on schemes under this Initiative must be completed, and funding drawdown applications received, by the end of 2012.

The first annual review of the main Water Services Investment Programme is currently underway. Kildare County Council has submitted an application to my Department to have the Ballymore Eustace scheme transferred to the Programme under the review mechanism, which is being carried out using strictly defined criteria. The council's application is under examination, together with review applications from all water services authorities, and a decision will be made in the near future.