Water and Sewerage Schemes.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2004

Tuesday, 25 May 2004

Questions (370, 371)

Enda Kenny

Question:

390 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to provide an extension or other facility for sewerage services to Breaffy, Castlebar, from the Castlebar environs sewerage scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of need for this facility; if he has received proposals from Mayo County Council for this; if moneys have been allocated for this in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15483/04]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

The Castlebar environs sewerage scheme has been approved for construction under my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 at an overall estimated cost of €58.5 million. The approved contract documents do not provide for an extension of the scheme to service the Breaffy, Castlebar, area.

I understand that Mayo County Council proposes to review the options for serving Breaffy as part of the Castlebar environs sewerage scheme, stage 2, which is listed as a post-2007 requirement in the list of water services schemes submitted by the council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to produce updated assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments.

Denis Naughten

Question:

391 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the current status of the application which is with his Department for the upgrading to the Ballyleague sewerage scheme; when he will approve funding for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15529/04]

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Cullen)

The Roscommon towns and villages sewerage scheme, of which Ballyleague is an element, is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 to commence construction in 2006. My Department is awaiting the submission by Roscommon County Council of a design review report for the scheme.