The NSS Hub Cluster Sewerage Scheme, which includes Ardfert, was a scheme to advance through planning in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. Planning for the Ardfert scheme has progressed during the period but additional information relating to the scheme is awaited from Kerry County Council.
Local authorities were asked in July 2009 to submit an assessment of needs for water and sewerage services to my Department by 23 October 2009. My Department is currently considering these assessments, which form a key input to the development of the 2010 to 2012 Water Services Investment Programme. In conducting their assessments, local authorities were asked to prioritise scheme and contract for progression over the coming years based on key environmental and economic criteria. I expect to publish the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 to 2012 early this year.