Vol. 476 No. 2
136 Mr. B. Smith asked the Minister for the Environment the funding, if any, which will be allocated in 1997 for the upgrading of group water schemes in County Cavan: the schemes which will be assisted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6887/97]
As already announced, a total capital provision of £15 million is to be made available by way of block grants to local authorities in 1997 in respect of a devolved programme comprising: the existing group water and sewerage grant scheme; the new multi-annual programme for the take-over and upgrading by local authorities of existing group water and sewerage schemes; and small public water and sewerage schemes (costing less than £250,000).
Allocations to individual local authorities have not yet been made but I intend to do so as soon a possible.
