Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 4 May 1994

Vol. 442 No. 3

Written Answers. - Water Supply Projects.

Paul McGrath

Ceist:

127 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of each of the water supply projects in County Westmeath which are awaiting grant-aid by his Department; the date for each project; when approval was first sought; and the present status of each project.

Paul McGrath

Ceist:

129 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Mullingar regional low-level water supply project was listed as an indicative project for 1993 in the operation programme, water sanitary and other services 1989-1993; the reason this project has again been postponed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. M. Smith):

I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 129 together.

Details of water supply projects relating to County Westmeath which are now with my Department are set out in the following table. It was not possible, despite its inclusion in the indicative list of the Operational Programme for Water, Sanitary and other Local Services 1989-1993, to approve the Mullingar regional water western low level scheme within this period. The question of funding for this scheme will be considered in the context of the 1994-1999 Operational Programme for Environmental Services.

Project	Present status	Date Submitted
Athlone Regional Water Supply Contracts 1 and 2	Tenders under consideration in the Department	January 1992
Mullingar Regional Water Supply North-Western Low Level section	Tenders under consideration	June 1991
Mullingar Regional Water Supply Stage 2, Extension from Drummond to Killucan	Contract documents under consideration	May 1986
South Westmeath Water Supply	Design brief approved	June 1993
Mullingar Water Supply, Central Area Tyrrellspass	Preliminary Report under examination	March 1993
Mullingar Water Treatment — Portloman Treatment Plant	Preliminary Report under consideration	April 1992
Multyfarnham Group Water Scheme	Design approved by Council. Application forms and tenders awaited
Kilshallow Group Water Scheme	Tenders awaited