Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
80. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding plans to provide a wastewater treatment facility in Castletownbere in County Cork; and the time table for the completion of this project. [25362/14]
View answerCastletownbere Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning during the life of the programme. A Preliminary Report for the Scheme was submitted by Cork County Council to my Department in July 2010. Further information was sought by my Department from Cork County Council in March 2011.
Cork County Council had not submitted the information requested and the scheme had not progressed to the next stage prior to the transfer of responsibility for the delivery of Water Services Capital Infrastructure to Irish Water.
Since 1st January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. Irish Water has recently published its Proposed Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016 and this is available on the Irish Water website, www.water.ie. The further progression of all water services capital projects is now a matter for Irish Water to consider.
Irish Water has confirmed to my Department that it has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via an email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on 1890 278 278.
