Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2008
588 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Departmental Circular L5/08 of 6 May 2008 has implications for significant pollution risks by delaying a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will reconsider his decision in view of the increasing risk to public health created by his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25929/08]
View answer589 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Departmental Circular L5/08 of 6 May 2008 has serious implications for the delivery of an augmentation of domestic waste supply by delaying a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will reconsider his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25930/08]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 588 and 589 together.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 273 of 22 May 2008.
Since then, the Minister for Finance has agreed that, in order to avoid delay in project delivery, there should be some flexibility in relation to the application of the new forms of fixed price contract and that, subject to certain conditions, tenders for water services contracts received before 6 May 2008 (the date of my Department's Circular L5/08) using the old form of contract should be allowed to proceed. Tenders for the collection network contracts under the Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme were received prior to 6 May 2008 and accordingly this contract may now proceed. I understand that tenders have yet to be invited for Phase 2 of the Kildare Water Supply Scheme (Castlewarden to Ballygoran).
