Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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266. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the funding provided to Dublin City Council for a brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare a preliminary report for the Pembroke-Rathmines drainage scheme; the amount of funding made available in 2013 for same; if he will arrange for the procurement process set in train by the city council for the appointment of consultants to be continued immediately under Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10429/14]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Greater Dublin Region Drainage Project (GDRDP) Rathmines and Pembroke Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning. In May 2013 my Department approved Dublin City Council’s Brief for the Appointment of Consultants to prepare a Preliminary Report for the scheme and the City Council set in train a procurement process so that consultants could be appointed. No funding was drawn down by the City Council in 2013 in respect of this scheme. From 1 January 2014 Irish Water is 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. The further progression of all water services capital projects is a matter for Irish Water.