Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 May 2004
206 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application to provide a sewerage system for the village of Castletown Geoghegan; and if it will be provided to areas adjacent to the village such as the Lake and Mullingar roads. [14681/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe scheme is part of a pilot programme being undertaken by the national rural water monitoring committee in six locations. A range of new, small scale waste water collection and treatment systems will be tested. Construction work is expected to commence later this year.
One of the objectives of the pilot programme is to explore the potential for group sewerage schemes to extend domestic waste water services to households outside the immediate catchment of new collection systems. The systems are initially confined to the core areas of each of the locations involved. My Department does not have details of the collection system for Castletown-Geoghegan. It is more appropriate to ask Westmeath County Council for details.
