Members of Kerry County Council deem it to be no more important than No. 33 on the list and I have to take that into account. However, by way of being helpful to the Deputy, Kerry County Council will receive grants for small sewerage schemes. The estimated cost of the Finuge scheme is about £400,000 so it is over the limit of £250,000. However, the council could submit the proposal under the small sewerage schemes programme and operate the scheme over a two or three year period. If the lack of a scheme is holding up proposals for housing or other developments, the council might consider submitting the proposal under the rural towns and villages initiative or the serviced land initiative. As it stands it will not qualify for the investment programme because of its number.
The council might also consider submitting the scheme under the constructed wetlands scheme which is a pilot scheme operated by the Department under which we are trying to encourage environmentally friendly solutions to problems of waste water and sewage.