Dinny McGinley
Question:299 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of money which is being allocated in 2002 towards group water schemes in County Donegal. [4501/02]
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
On 8 February 2002, I announced a block grant allocation of €4.05 million to Donegal County Council in respect of the 2002 rural water programme. This includes a provision of €3.55 million for group water schemes.
Dinny McGinley
Question:300 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage scheme for Glencolmcille, County Donegal. [4502/02]
Contract documents for this scheme were submitted to my Department by Donegal County Council in July 1994 but have not been approved. The scheme is 38th on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by the council in response to my Department's request to local authorities to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in the framing of the Water Services Investment Programme 2000-2002 announced in July 2000. Given the priority rating afforded to the scheme by the council, the level of competing demand and the funding available it has not been possible to include the scheme in the programme.