Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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381. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding which has been allocated by his Department for works to connect an area to the public sewerage network (details supplied) in County Wicklow, will remain available if the local authority does not manage to complete the works by the end of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39185/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Newtownmountkennedy Sewerage Scheme – Network (Garden Village) contract is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment P rogramme 2010 – 2013 (WSIP) as a contract to start during the lifetime of the Programme. This contract includes a proposal to connect the Garden Village housing estate to the public sewerage network.

My Department is currently awaiting further information from Wicklow County Council in relation to the Brief for the engagement of Consultants to p rogress the contract through planning and c onstruction stages .

It is intended that Irish Water will be responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure from 1 January 2014. Irish Water is currently preparing a Capital Investment Plan for 2014-2015 . This Plan will include taking account of the transition of projects that are included in the current WSIP into the new Investment Plan.