asked the Minister for Local Government the present position regarding the Barraduff-Lissavigeen water scheme, County Kerry; and on what date the first survey was taken.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
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There are no proposals before my Department in this matter but I understand that Kerry County Council are at present preparing a preliminary report on an extension of the Barraduff water supply scheme at Lissavigeen. I have no information as to the date on which the first survey was taken.
14.
asked the Minister for Local Government when a water supply will be provided for a number of householders in the Ballymacarberry area, Nire Valley, County Waterford.
I am informed by Waterford County Council that work has now started on this scheme.
15.
asked the Minister for Local Government the present position relative to the water supply scheme to serve Carrowreagh Road, Carndonagh, County Donegal.
Preliminary proposals for an extension of Carndonagh water supply to serve Carrowreagh Road are at present under examination in my Department.
I am not in a position at this stage to indicate when a decision in the matter is likely to issue.
16.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state his reasons for not sanctioning a tender submitted to his Department by Donegal County Council on 25th August, 1965 to extend the piped water scheme to serve Magherablade, Magheraroarty, Umerfad, Doe Castle and Doe Point, County Donegal; and if in view of the great need for this service he will sanction the scheme without further delay.
Tenders for this scheme are still under consideration in my Department. I am not yet in a position to say when a decision thereon is likely to issue.
17.
asked the Minister for Local Government the present position in regard to Cranford, County Donegal water supply; and when it is proposed to appoint a contractor for the scheme.
18.
asked the Minister for Local Government the reason why he has not sanctioned the proposals sent to his Department by Donegal County Council on 4th July, 1965 to extend the water scheme to serve Hornhead, Dunfanaghy, County Donegal; and if he is aware of the great need for such a service in that area.
19.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he is now prepared to sanction the application lodged by Donegal County Council on 2nd April, 1965 to proceed with a water supply for Malin Head, County Donegal; and, if not, when he proposes to sanction it.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 18 and 19 together.
Contract documents for the three schemes to which the Deputy refers are under consideration in my Department. I am not in a position to say when approval thereto is likely to issue.
20.
asked the Minister for Local Government the present position in relation to the Newtowncunningham, Manorcunningham-Burnfoot regional water supply; if he is aware of the great need in this region for water service; and if he is prepared to sanction a loan applied for by Donegal County Council on 5th October, 1965 so that Part I can be advertised with a view to an early start being made to this scheme.
Contract documents for Stage 1 of the Lough Mourne regional water supply scheme which provides, inter alia, for trunk mains to Manorcunningham and Newtowncunningham have been approved but Donegal County Council's application for a loan of £200,000 to finance part of this stage is still under consideration in my Department. Contract documents for Stage 2 of the scheme, which will serve Burnfoot, have not yet been submitted.
I am not in a position to say when approval to the loan application is likely to issue.
21.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he is aware of the great need for a water supply to serve Rathmullen, County Donegal; and if in view of this he will hasten the sanction of all matters relative to this scheme at present in his Department.
Amended technical proposals in relation to the Rathmullen water supply scheme are at present under consideration in my Department. I am informed by Donegal County Council, however, that they have not as yet acquired all necessary water rights for the scheme.
22.
asked the Minister for Local Government the reason for the delay in the Clonmany sewerage scheme in respect of which a preliminary report was sanctioned on 10th September 1963; if he is aware of the need for this service; and, if so, if he will sanction all matters with his Department so that an early start can be made on the scheme.
23.
asked the Minister for Local Government the position in regard to the east Inishowen regional water supply which was sanctioned in principle on 18th January 1963; and when it is proposed to commence work.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 23 together.
Preliminary reports for the East Inishowen regional water supply scheme and the Clonmany sewerage scheme have been fully approved by my Department. I am informed by Donegal County Council that contract documents for both schemes are in course of preparation.
24.
asked the Minister for Local Government the present position regarding the Bawnard-Rathmore water scheme, County Kerry.
There are no proposals before my Department for a water supply for Bawnard/Rathmore but I am informed by Kerry County Council that their consulting engineer is at present preparing a preliminary report on the Gneeveguilla regional water supply scheme which will serve this area.
25.
asked the Minister for Local Government why he has not sanctioned the loan applied for by Donegal County Council on 5th October, 1965 to provide sewerage schemes to serve the villages of Carrigart, Creeslough and Kilmacrennan, County Donegal; and if in view of the great need for these services he will sanction the application without further delay.
Donegal County Council's loan application to finance this scheme is at present under consideration in my Department. I am not yet in a position to say, however, when a decision in the matter will issue.
26.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he is aware of the sanitary conditions at Quartertown, Mallow, County Cork; and when he proposes to sanction the sewerage scheme for that village.
Contract documents for Quartertown sewerage scheme are under consideration in my Department. I am not in a position to indicate when sanction thereto will issue.