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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 22 Nov 1962

Vol. 197 No. 10

Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - County Dublin Water and Sewerage Schemes.

37.

asked the Minister for Local Government the names of the areas in County Dublin for which he has sanctioned water and sewerage schemes during the last two years; what recommendations are at present before his Department in relation to (a) schemes in County Dublin and (b) the North Dublin Regional Water Scheme; and if he will give the approximate cost of each scheme.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

WATER and sewerage schemes sanctioned during the period 1/11/60 to 30/10/62.

Nature of scheme

Areas served

Estimated Cost

£

Water and Sewerage Facilities to Cotts.

Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Ballyboden

14,550

do.

Tallaght

5,300

do.

Corduff, Blanchardstown

7,200

do.

Ballymount Great, Clondalkin

2,000

Water Supply Extension

Clonsilla to Porterstown

10,400

Water Supply Scheme

Cooldrinagh, Lucan

5,400

Water Supply Scheme

Strawberry Beds, Mulhuddart

42,000

Water and Sewerage Facilities to Cotts.

North County Dublin

2,800

do.

Stepaside, Rathmichael & Kilternan

2,060

do.

Clondalkin/Lucan

4,500

Watermain

Loughlinstown Road and Shanganagh Road Shankill.

11,200

Water Supply Scheme

Clonsilla, Palmerstown and Dis- wellstown.

16,400

Water Supply Scheme

Crockshane, Rathcoole

2,500

Water Supply Scheme

Mill Lane, Palmerstown

1,800

Water Supply Scheme

Knockmitten, Clondalkin

2,200

Water Supply Scheme

Clonshaugh

6,700

Water Supply Scheme

Firhouse Road, Templeogue

3,200

Water Supply Scheme

Bohernabreena Cottages

2,900

Water Supply Scheme

Cuckoo's Nest Greenhills

2,100

Sewerage Scheme

Rathcoole, Saggart, Newcastle

82,000

Sewerage Scheme

Donabate/Corballis/Portrane

108,000

Surface Water Drainage

Churchtown

35,000

Sewerage Scheme

Lusk

38,800

Main Drainage Extension

Channel Road, Rush

23,000

Sewerage Extension

Upper Portmarnock

35,800

do.

Watery Lane to Ninth Lock, Clondalkin.

7,200

North Dublin Regional Water

When complete scheme will serve

1,271,890

Supply Scheme:

the county area north of the

(in full)

Contract 1: Filter Plant

Liffey including Naul, Balbriggan,

Contract 2: Pumping Plant

Skerries, Rush, Lusk,

526,000

Contract 4: Rising Main

Swords, Portrane, Donabate and

(part approved)

Contract 6: Hedgestown Reservoir.

Blanchardstown.

Contract 7: Corballis,

Portrane,

Distribution

system.

(a) Water and sewerage schemes at present before the Department for approval:—

Scheme

Stage of proposal

Estimated cost

£

Rockbrook Water Supply Scheme

Specification for Filter Plant

72,000

Garristown Sewerage

Preliminary Report

17,100

Oldtown Sewerage

Preliminary Report

18,700

Naul Sewerage

Preliminary Report

17,850

Clonsilla-Mulhuddart Sewerage

Contract Documents

56,500

Ballyboghill Sewerage

Preliminary Report

16,200

Churchtown South Sewerage

Tender

38,000

(b) There are no proposals before my Department at present in relation to the North Dublin Regional Water Supply Scheme.

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