Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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448. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when tenders will be approved for a group sewerage scheme project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/13]

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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449. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when tenders will be approved for a group sewerage scheme project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22835/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 449 together.

The Laois Grouped Town Sewerage Scheme - Wastewater Treatment Plants DBO and Networks - are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2013 as contracts to start during the period of the programme. The tender approval report in respect of the contract to design, build and operate sewerage plants as part of the Scheme was recently submitted to my Department by Laois County Council. It is currently under examination and a reply will issue to the Council as soon as the examination is complete.

In relation to the network improvements, I understand that Laois County Council is currently examining tenders for this work. Once these have been examined, I expect the Council to submit a tender report to my Department for consideration.