Vol. 478 No. 5
70 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the necessity for the provision of a sewerage scheme for Rosslare Harbour and Kilrane, County Wexford, in the immediate future; the proposals, if any, there are in this regard; the expected timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11587/97]
I recently approved the preliminary report for the Rosslare Harbour sewerage scheme which allows for the inclusion of the Kilrane area. The scheme is included in the water and sewerage services capital work programme for 1997, to be advanced through the planning and design stages in the current year.
71 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the necessity to upgrade and improve the sewerage scheme at Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford; the proposals, if any, he has to resolve the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11588/97]
74 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the necessity to provide a sewerage scheme for Saltmills, County Wexford, in the immediate future; the proposals, if any, he has in this regard; the expected timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11599/97]
75 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the necessity to provide a sewerage scheme for Monamolina, County Wexford, in the immediate future; the proposals, if any, he has in this regard; the expected timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11602/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 71, 74 and 75 together.
There are no proposals with my Department for sewerage schemes at these locations.
72 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the necessity to provide a sewerage scheme for Carrig-on-Barrow, County Wexford, in the immediate future; the proposals, if any, he has in this regard; the expected timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11597/97]
Contract documents for this scheme have been submitted to my Department. Given the high level of commitments under the water and sewerage programme, I cannot say when it may be possible to approve them.
73 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the necessity to provide a sewerage scheme for Tomhaggard, County Wexford, in the immediate future; the proposals, if any, he has in this regard; the expected timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11598/97]
As already announced, responsibility for the administration of the small public water and sewerage schemes programme has been devolved to the local authorities, subject to existing commitments on foot of approvals issued by my Department. It will in future be a matter for the local authorities to decide on priorities locally. Block grant allocations in 1997 for small public schemes costing less than £250,000 were notified to local authorities on 26 March.
