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Water and Sewerage Schemes.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2004

Tuesday, 24 February 2004

Questions (387, 388, 389)

Jim O'Keeffe

Question:

488 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the report of the Innishannon water scheme (details supplied) submitted by Cork County Council in November 2002 has now been considered and approved; if the scheme can now get under way; and the approximate commencement date. [5769/04]

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Written answers

The Innishannon — Ballinadee/Ballinspittle/Garretstown — water supply scheme has been approved for funding in my Department's water services investment programme 2003-05 under the rural towns and villages initiative.

A preliminary report for the scheme has been submitted to my Department by Cork County Council. To facilitate further consideration of the preliminary report, the council has been requested to review and report to my Department on the water demand requirements of the villages included in the scheme, and their surrounding hinterlands. On receipt of the council's report, further consideration will be given to the preliminary report.

Jack Wall

Question:

489 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to extend and increase the grant for group sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5789/04]

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Group sewerage scheme grants of up to 75% of the approved cost, subject to a maximum grant of €2,031 per house, are available for the provision of common or shared wastewater disposal systems.

The national rural water monitoring committee is overseeing the implementation of a pilot programme by local authorities to test a range of new, small-scale wastewater collection and treatment systems. Twelve villages in six counties have been selected as locations for the pilot programme. Last year, proposals were invited from suitably qualified contractors to design and build these village schemes and to operate and maintain the infrastructure over a 20 year period. Contractors have now been shortlisted and construction is expected to commence later this year.

Subject to a satisfactory outcome to the pilot testing, the national rural water monitoring committee envisages a potential role for group sewerage schemes in the collection of domestic wastewater from households outside the immediate catchment of such treatment systems. Confirmation of such a role for group sewerage schemes and any review of the associated grants must await the outcome of the pilot programme.

Jack Wall

Question:

490 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has an application from Kildare County Council for the provision of a new sewerage scheme or the upgrading of the existing scheme at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5790/04]

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My Department has no proposals from Kildare County Council on the provision of wastewater facilities in Nurney. Neither is there such a proposal in the list of schemes submitted by Kildare County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to prepare updated assessments of their water services infrastructural requirements.

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