The Kilmallock Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009.
Limerick County Council's amended DBO Contract Documents for the scheme are under examination in my Department and are being dealt with as quickly as possible.
This examination will take account of the priority attached to the scheme and relevant contracts in the assessment of needs for water and sewerage services which Limerick County Council is due to submit to my Department by the end of this week. These assessments, which were requested from local authorities in July 2009, will form a key input to the development of the 2010 to 2012 Water Services Investment Programme. In conducting their assessments, local authorities have been asked to prioritise schemes and contracts for progression over the coming years based on key environmental and economic criteria.