John Ellis
Ceist:137 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment if he will allow Fearnaught number three group water scheme, Aughamore, County Leitrim, to proceed. [8913/97]
Written Answers - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
As already announced, responsibility for the administration of the group schemes programme has been devolved to the local authorities, subject to existing commitments on foot of approvals issued by my Department. Where schemes have already been approved, such as the Fearnaught scheme, the local authority will issue the grant allocation to the group as soon as possible. Block grant allocations were notified to local authorities on 26 March 1997 taking into account the commitments already made.