Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
693. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amount of funding provided by his Department to Westmeath County Council for new sewage schemes; sewage improvement schemes; water improvement and upgrading schemes for each year since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46689/13]
View answerThe current Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013, a copy of which is in the Oireachtas library, lists a number of contracts to continue construction and to start in Westmeath during the life of the programme. The information requested, on water and wastewater expenditure, is set out in the following tables.
|
Water and Wastewater projects |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Total |
|
Athlone Drainage Relief Study |
€836,838.22 |
€11,672.40 |
€165,725.24 |
€1,014,235.86 |
|
Kilbeggan Sewerage Scheme -Phase1 |
€300,540.30 |
|
|
€300,540.30 |
|
Lough Owell Water Treatment Plant -DBO Contract |
€890,261.57 |
€524,971.21 |
|
€1,415,232.78 |
|
Water Supply to Royal Canal from Lough Ennel |
|
€576,473.62 |
|
€576,473.62 |
|
TOTAL |
€2,027,640.09 |
€1,113,117.23 |
€165,725.24 |
€3,306,482.56 |
|
Water Conservation projects |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Total |
|
Westmeath Water Conservation (non scheme specific) |
|
€92,877.07 |
|
€92,877.07 |
|
Westmeath water Conservation Stage 3 - Countywide Watermains Rehabilitation |
€2,305,724.17 |
€869,228.90 |
|
€3,174,953.07 |
|
Westmeath Water Conservation Stage 3 Phase 1 Athlone Watermains Rehabilitation |
€183,841.48 |
€82,306.37 |
|
€266,147.85 |
|
Westmeath Water Conservation Stage 3 Phase 1 Mullingar Watermains Rehabilitation |
€183,841.48 |
€113,656.42 |
€613,564.36 |
€911,062.26 |
|
TOTAL |
€2,673,407.13 |
€1,158,068.76 |
€613,564.36 |
€4,445,040.25 |
In addition, payments totalling €1.333 million and €0.979 million were paid to Westmeath County Council in 2011 and 2012 respectively under my Department’s Rural Water Programme. The Council has been notified of a block grant allocation of €1.117 million under the Programme for 2013. Responsibility for the administration of this Programme, which includes group water schemes, group sewerage schemes and small public water and sewerage schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection and approval of individual schemes for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department and subject to the block grant allocations provided, is therefore a matter for local authorities. Accordingly, information on individual schemes is available from the County Council.
