Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 1 Feb 1994

Vol. 438 No. 1

Written Answers. - Proposed New Trunk Main.

Peter Barry

Ceist:

78 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if preliminary proposals for the proposed new trunk main from the Lough to the Mardyke in Cork city have been approved; if so, when work will commence; the cost; the duration of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. M. Smith)

Preliminary proposals for this scheme are under consideration in my Department. The question of funding is being examined in the context of the 1994-1999 Operational Programme for Environmental Services.