Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2004
571 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for funding for the provision of a new sewerage treatment system for Ballitore, County Kildare; if so, the position of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8902/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has received an application from Kildare County Council for funding under the serviced land initiative regarding the provision of sewerage facilities to service 135 residential sites at Ballitore. The application is under consideration in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
A proposed sewerage scheme for Ballitore, Moone and Timolin was also included in the list of schemes submitted by Kildare County Council earlier this year in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. That assessment will be taken into account in the framing of the next phase of the water services investment programme.
572 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the new sewerage scheme for Castledermot, County Kildare; the time scale of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8903/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Castledermot sewerage scheme is being funded under the rural towns and villages initiative of my Department's water services investment programme 2003 to 2005.
I understand that construction of the new treatment plant is substantially complete. I approved Kildare County Council's tender recommendation regarding an archaeological survey relevant to the proposed sewerage network renewal in September 2003. Work on the network renewal element of the scheme will commence as soon as possible after the archaeological survey has been completed.
