Phil Hogan
Question:303 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when work will commence on the Thomastown sewerage scheme, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on progress to date. [26856/99]
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
This scheme was included in the 1999 water and sewerage services investment programme to advance through planning and the preliminary report was approved in September of this year. Work cannot commence until contract documents have been approved and the tendering process has been completed.
Phil Hogan
Question:304 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when work will commence on the Graiguenamanagh sewerage scheme, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on progress to date. [26857/99]
Contract documents were approved for this scheme in October 1999 under the rural towns and villages initiative. Work cannot commence until the tendering process has been completed.
Phil Hogan
Question:305 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when work will commence on the Kilmacow sewerage scheme, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on progress to date. [26858/99]
This scheme has been approved for funding under the rural towns and villages initiative, subject to the submission of certain additional information requested by my Department from the local authority in July 1999.
Phil Hogan
Question:306 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the progress being made in respect of the Gowran, Goresbridge and Paulstown water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26859/99]
This scheme was not included in the 1999 water services investment programme and, accordingly, it comes within the scope of my Department's circular letter L9/98 which asked each local authority to undertake a fresh assessment of the needs for capital works in its area and to prepare a prior- itised list of projects based on the assessment. The priority lists are being taken into consideration in the framing of future water and sewerage services investment under the National Development Plan 2000-06.
A needs assessment has not yet been received from Kilkenny County Council.