Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 November 2013
472. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department has allocated to Cork County Council for water supply network projects for west Cork including the islands; the schemes that have been approved by his Department; the amount allocated; the proposed timescale for the completion of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50509/13]
View answerI assume the Question refers to the Water Mains Rehabilitation project in West Cork. I have approved funding of €6.61m to enable Cork County Council rehabilitate 50 km of water mains targeted under an advanced phase of Cork County Council’s Water Conservation Programme. Of this allocation 23 km of the priority mains rehabilitation is being carried out in West Cork at the following locations - Cape Clear (11.5km), Bantry (5.5km), Kealkill/Bantry (2.2km) and Castletownbere (3.7km). I understand that the Council is currently procuring a contractor to carry out the necessary site investigations works. The Council expects to award this contract shortly with works scheduled to be completed within 4-5 months of start date.
Irish Water will be responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure from 1 January 2014, and is currently preparing a Capital Investment Plan for 2014-2015. This Plan will include taking account of the transition of projects that are included in the current Water Services Investment Programme.
