Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 800: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The contract to provide the Srowland Water Treatment Plant, currently under construction as part of the River Barrow Abstraction Scheme, is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013.

From information provided to my Department by Kildare County Council, sampling records of the raw water for the Barrow indicate a range of hardness levels. However, it is expected that the proposed treatment process will deliver a moderately hard water and it is anticipated that this level of hardness would not warrant further intervention. The water treatment plant is to be commissioned later this year and its performance can be assessed by Kildare County Council.