Vol. 499 No. 2
46 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will approve the preliminary report for a new public water supply for Balla, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/98]
A preliminary report for the proposed scheme was submitted to my Department in May 1990 but has not been approved. As the scheme is not included in the 1999 water and sewerage services investment programme it comes within the terms of my Department's circular letter L9/98 of 22 October 1998. This circular asked each local authority to undertake a fresh assessment of the needs for capital works in its area and to prepare a prioritised list of projects based on the assessment. The priority lists will be taken into consideration by my Department in framing future water and sewerage services investment programmes under the next National Development Plan 2000-6.
