Vol. 514 No. 1
186 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if Kilkenny County Council has applied to his Department to take up a grant of £1 million to undertake the provision of a sewerage scheme for Thomastown, County Kilkenny; if this project will be funded in the traditional way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3609/00]
In the case of the Thomastown sewerage scheme, my Department requested Kilkenny County Council to consider the feasibility of grouping the project with other schemes so that possible alternative procurement options could be explored. The council has recently submitted a response to my Department indicating that it favours proceeding with the scheme by the traditional procurement route. This response is at present under examination and my Department will be in touch with the council in the near future. The scheme is included in the water services investment programme to be advanced through planning and its status in the programme is not affected by the current correspondence.
