Vol. 515 No. 1
188 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the priority and status of the application for provision of a water scheme to Balla, County Mayo, from the Lough Mask regional scheme; when construction works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5459/00]
A proposal to serve Balla and a number of group schemes from the Lough Mask regional water supply scheme was received in my Department last April but has not been approved. The extension to Balla is sixth on the list of water supply schemes submitted by Mayo County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The priority lists will be taken into account in the framing of water services investment programmes for this and future years under the National Development Plan 2000-2006.
