Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2007
935 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve the application by Donegal County Council for the replacement of the asbestos water main supplying Teelin as part of the south west Donegal DBO rural water project, which the council submitted to his Department in July 2006 and have to date received no response. [9658/07]
View answerWhile responsibility for the prioritisation and approval of individual projects under the Rural Water Programme has been devolved to local authorities, in August 2006 Donegal County Council requested my Department's observations on the replacement of the pipes referred to. My Department's response (of 15 August 2006) advised the Council that funding from the Department's block grant allocation for the Rural Water Programme should be confined to replacing pipework where the burst frequency is high or to resolve hydraulic problems.
