Vol. 551 No. 2
356 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason his Department failed to approve extensions (details supplied) as part of the Castlebar environs sewerage scheme as submitted by a company (details supplied) from Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10103/02]
Castlebar environs sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2000-02 as a scheme to commence construction this year. I have already given approval for some advance elements of the scheme to proceed. I understand the areas referred to were not included in Mayo County Council's preliminary report for the scheme, which I approved in 1997. A decision on the overall scope of the scheme, and the areas to be served by it, will be made as soon as possible following full consideration by my Department of the design review report, contract drawings and other more recent proposals relating to the advancement of the scheme submitted by the council.
