Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 October 2004
379 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be provided for improvement and an extension to the sewerage treatment plant in Inagh, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26519/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraProposals for improvements to the sewerage facilities in Inagh were ranked 20th in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Clare County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to produce updated assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The council's priorities were taken into account in the framing of the Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 published in May. Given the priority rating afforded to the scheme by the council, it has not been possible to include it in the programme. However, an application from the council for funding for sewerage works at this location under the serviced land initiative is currently under examination in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
380 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of Kildare County Council’s proposal for a new sewerage treatment system for Rathangan; if his Department has approved the preliminary report on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26520/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn January 2001, my Department approved Kildare County Council's application for funding for a proposed sewerage scheme at Rathangan under the serviced land initiative. The council subsequently requested the inclusion of the scheme as a major capital project in the water services investment programme where it would attract a higher level of departmental funding.
The proposal was ranked fourth in the list of wastewater schemes submitted by Kildare County Council in November 2003 in response to my Department's request to all 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 were taken into account in the framing of the Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 published in May 2004. In view of the priority afforded to the scheme by the council, it has not been possible to include it in the programme. However, the approval of the scheme under the serviced land initiative remains in place.
381 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a preliminary report from Kildare County Council on the proposed Moone-Timolin-Balitore sewerage scheme; if he will approve this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26521/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Moone-Timolin-Balitore sewerage scheme has been approved for planning in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006. The preliminary report for the scheme submitted by Kildare County Council is under examination in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
382 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received proposals for an extension to the Athy sewerage treatment plant; if he will approve the proposal; and the likely timescale that he envisages for completion of the project. [26522/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has received no proposals from Kildare County Council in relation to the Athy sewage treatment plant. Neither were such proposals included in the list of schemes submitted by Kildare County Council in November 2003 in response to my Department's request to all 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 were taken into account in the framing of the Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 published in May 2004.
383 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a proposal from Kildare County Council to provide a sewerage scheme for the village of Milltown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26523/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraProposals for a sewerage scheme to serve Milltown were ranked seventh in the list of wastewater schemes submitted by Kildare County Council in November 2003 in response to my Department's request to all 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 were taken into account in the framing of the Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 published in May 2004. In view of the priority afforded to the scheme by the council, it has not been possible to include it in the programme.
