Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department last received a submission from Kildare County Council in respect of the Group Water Scheme at Ballyna, Broadford, County Kildare; if he has accorded priority to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18781/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department engaged with Kildare County Council on costs associated with the Ballyna Group Water Scheme during 2015. Kildare County Council did not include this scheme in its bid for funding under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018. I understand that proposals for the Ballyna Group Water Scheme is dependent upon related investment in major public water supply infrastructure by Irish Water. 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. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ieor by telephone on a dedicated number, 1890 578 578.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department last received a submission from Kildare County Council in respect of the group water scheme at Kilmacraddock-Barrogstown in County Kildare; if he has accorded priority to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department approved a grant to Kildare County Council for a Feasibility Study on the proposed Kilmacreddock/Barrogstown Group Sewerage Scheme in 2014. However, the Study, in its recommendations, stated that the preferred and least cost option was to upgrade the individual on-site wastewater treatment systems (septic tank or similar systems) and the estimated cost of this option would far exceed €14,000 per house. The approach proposed in the Study is not fundable under my Department’s Group Sewerage Grant Scheme and Kildare County Council was informed accordingly.

Kildare County Council did not include this scheme in its bid for funding under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018.