asked the Minister for the Environment the position regarding an extension to Charleville sewerage scheme, County Cork.
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: The present position with this scheme is that contract documents are under consideration in my Department. I cannot say at this stage when I will be in a position to convey a decision thereon to the local authority.
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asked the Minister for the Environment the position regarding the extension to Charleville water scheme, County Cork.
: I have approved the local authority's proposals for the preparation of contract documents for a stage 1 of the Charleville water supply augmentation scheme.
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asked the Minister for the Environment the date proposals were received in his Department from Kerry County Council in connection with the long overdue sewerage scheme for Castlemaine, County Kerry; and when approval will be issued to the local authority to enable them to invite tenders for the scheme.
: Preliminary proposals for this scheme were received in my Department in July 1977. The scheme has to be considered in the context of the amount of capital available for water and sewerage schemes, and the comparatively large programme of such schemes in progress at present and about to commence. I cannot say at this stage when approval will issue to these proposals.
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asked the Minister for the Environment if he is aware of the very serious position in regard to the shortage of water in the Inch district, County Kerry; and, if so, if he will now give immediate consideration to the proposals submitted by Kerry County Council for the provision of piped water supply for this most important tourist resort.
: Group water schemes being organised and to be organised in this area are dependent for a supply of water on the Inch Headworks Water Supply Scheme proposed by Kerry County Council. The present position with this latter scheme is that contract documents were submitted to my Department by Kerry County Council on 22 May 1978 and are being examined.