Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 June 2006
246 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and names of applications in his Department for sewerage schemes in County Wexford; and the position with each application and the progress made. [23049/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am arranging to forward to the Deputy details of the water and sewerage schemes identified by Wexford 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. This assessment is the Council's most up to date and complete statement to my Department of its water and sewerage infrastructure proposals. It was taken into account in the framing of subsequent phases of my Department's Water Services Investment Programme, including the most recently published Programme for 2005 to 2007 (which is available in the Oireachtas Library and sets out details of all currently approved schemes).
Local authorities have recently been asked by my Department to produce new assessments of needs and to submit the results to the Department by 31 July 2006. This will afford Wexford County Council an opportunity to identify any additional infrastructural needs in its area as an input to future phases of the Water Services Investment Programme.
247 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Wexford; when work will begin on same; the position of same; when the work will be completed; the reason for the delay in the work. [23051/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Enniscorthy Main Drainage Scheme Stage 3 is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to start construction in 2007, at an estimated cost of €13.5 million. My Department has asked Wexford County Council to review certain aspects of its Preliminary Report and Water Services Pricing Policy Report for the scheme and a reply is awaited from the Council. Once these reports are approved, the Council will be in a position to prepare Contract Documents for the scheme with the view to proceeding to tender stage.
