Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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466. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Kildare County Council has concluded its assessment of tenders for the Oberstown wastewater treatment plant upgrade; and if so when will the contract be awarded. [2754/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Upper Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme (Oberstown Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Contract) was included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 and in June 2013 I approved Kildare County Council’s proposal to allow the contract to proceed to tender. However, prior to the transfer of responsibility for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure to Irish Water on 1 January 2014, Kildare County Council had not advised my Department that the tender process was completed nor sought funding approval to allow the contract to be awarded.

Irish Water is now responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. It is currently preparing a Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016 that will provide for the transition of projects included in the 2010 - 2013 Water Services Investment Programme.