Written answers

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Water and Sewerage Schemes Expenditure

Photo of Noel GrealishNoel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total expenditure from 1996 to date on the Oughterard sewerage scheme by Galway County Council, his Department and Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45045/14]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Oughterard Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to commence construction within the period of the Programme.

My Department conditionally approved a revised Design Review Report for the scheme in June 2012 and part of these conditions required Galway County Council to submit further clarification to the Department prior to advancing the scheme to construction. My Department did not receive this clarification from the Council prior to the end of December 2013. In total, €480,044 in respect of the project was recouped to Galway County Council from my Department between the years 2004 and 2013. These recoupments related to planning costs.

Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels including the delivery of water services capital infrastructure.

Irish Water has published its proposed Capital Investment Plan (CIP) 2014 – 2016 and this is available online at .

Irish Water has also established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives and has contacted all Oireachtas members to provide details of an improved level of service which it is aiming to provide. The team can be contacted via email to or by telephone on a new dedicated number, 1890 578 578.

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