I propose to take Questions Nos. 747 to 752, inclusive, together.
Management of public drinking water supplies is the responsibility of the local authorities, which have a range of instruments and measures available to them to produce and conserve sufficient stocks to meet anticipated needs. New infrastructure projects including water conservation works, are approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme mainly on the basis of priorities identified in regular assessments of needs undertaken by local authorities, at my Department's request, as an input to the overall strategy for meeting public water supply and waste water requirements. The latest assessments were carried out in 2003 and the resulting priorities have been taken into account in the framing of subsequent phases of the Water Services Investment Programme. The current phase of the Programme, which sets out my Department's investment strategy for the years 2005 to 2007, including details of all approved schemes and the associated funding, is available in the Oireachtas Library. Information in relation to other scheme proposals may appropriately be sought from individual local authorities.
Local authorities have recently been asked by my Department to produce updated water services needs assessments and to review their infrastructural priorities in light of economic, demographic and other developments, including housing, that have taken place since the previous assessments were completed in 2003. These assessments will identify requirements for additional water production, treatment, storage or distribution capacity and will inform future phases of the Water Services Investment Programme. In addition, should there be an urgent need to expedite an individual proposal in response to particular circumstances new schemes may be added to the Programme at any time.
Some €3.7 billion will be spent under the National Development Plan 2000-2006 on the provision of water services infrastructure. A total of 334 water services schemes were completed under the Water Services Investment Programme in the period 2000 to 2005.
Information regarding households whose water supplies are provided by local authorities is available in Table 13 of Volume 13 of the 2002 Census of Population published by the Central Statistics Office, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. Details of public water supply schemes completed in the period 1996 to 2005, which have produced additional drinking water treatment capacity equivalent to the needs of a population of 1.1 million, are set out in the following tabular statement. The increase in storage capacity over the same period was sufficient to meet the requirements of a population of over 1.6 million.
Table: Water Supply Schemes completed 1996-2005
County
|
Scheme
|
1996
|
|
Cork
|
Macroom Water Supply
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
Dún Laoghaire Water Supply
|
Fingal
|
Blanchardstown Water Supply Phase 2
|
Kerry
|
Dingle Water Supply
|
Leitrim
|
South Leitrim Regional Water Supply Stage 4 Phase 1
|
Limerick City
|
Limerick City Water Contract 9
|
Mayo
|
Lough Mask RWS Stage 2 (Ballinrobe/Claremorris)
|
Tipperary South
|
Tipperary Town Water Supply Augmentation (Reservoir)
|
Wicklow
|
Roundwood (Vartry) Water Works
|
1997
|
|
Clare
|
Kilkee Water
|
Galway
|
Tuam Regional Water Scheme
|
Galway
|
Inish Oirr Water
|
Meath
|
East Meath (Kiltrough Tower) Water
|
Kildare
|
Naas Water
|
Sligo
|
Lough Talt Water
|
Mayo
|
Westport Water (Leakage Control)
|
Mayo
|
Westport Water
|
Meath
|
Trim Water
|
Roscommon
|
Boyle/Ardcarne Water
|
Tipperary
|
Nenagh Water
|
Wicklow
|
Arklow Water (Goldmines)
|
1998
|
|
Galway
|
Spiddal/Rossaveal Water
|
Mayo
|
Erris (Ext. to Bangor) Water
|
Limerick
|
Askeaton/Pallaskenry (Phase 1) Water
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
Ballyboden/Stillorgan Water
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
Dún Laoghaire Water Phase II
|
Fingal
|
Howth Water
|
Kildare
|
Castledermot Water
|
Kildare
|
Leixlip NE Kildare Water
|
Donegal
|
Buncrana (Pollan Dam) Water
|
Laois
|
Portlaoise Water
|
Kilkenny
|
Gowran/Paulstown Water (Source Protection)
|
Meath
|
Ashbourne/Dunshaughlin Water
|
Offaly
|
Clara Water
|
Tipperary South
|
Galtee Water
|
Westmeath
|
Tyrellspass Water
|
Cork City
|
Chetwynd Water
|
1999
|
|
Cork City
|
Glen/Bride/Kiln River — Phase 3 & 4
|
Cork
|
Cork City Water — Chetwynd Main
|
Meath
|
East Meath Regional Water Scheme
|
Meath
|
East Meath Regional Water Scheme (Kiltrough Water Tower)
|
Monaghan
|
Castleblayney Water Supply Improvement Scheme
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan Water Contract 1 — Pipelines
|
Roscommon
|
North East Roscommon Water Ext. to Ballagh/Ballybeg
|
Roscommon
|
North East Roscommon Water Ext. to Tarmonbarry
|
Roscommon
|
North Roscommon Water Supply Scheme Intake
|
Sligo
|
North Sligo Regional Water Scheme
|
Tipperary
|
Ardfinnan Water Supply Scheme
|
Waterford
|
East Waterford Water Supply Scheme — Contract 5, 6 &7
|
Waterford
|
East Waterford Water — Emergency Contract (Civil Works)
|
Waterford
|
East Waterford Water — Emergency Contract (M & E)
|
Wexford
|
Fardystown Water Supply Scheme Contract 2
|
2000
|
|
Cork
|
Blarney Water
|
Cork
|
Fermoy Water
|
Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown
|
Dún Laoghaire Water Supply Contract 7 Telemetry
|
Fingal
|
Leixlip Water (Phase II) (4,5,6,7,& 9)
|
Galway
|
Oughterard Sludge Facilities (Water Scheme)
|
Kildare
|
Monasterevin Water
|
Limerick
|
Limerick Trunk Mains Rosbrien
|
North Tipperary
|
Templemore Water
|
Waterford
|
East Waterford Water Supply Stage 2 Phase 1
|
Cork
|
Ballincollig Water Supply
|
Cork
|
Ballyvinter Water Scheme
|
Cork
|
Glanmire Water Supply, Castlejane
|
Cork
|
Glashaboy Water Supply, Caherlag
|
Cork
|
Kinsale Water Supply Ardbrack
|
Kerry
|
Caherciveen Water Supply Ext. Water
|
Kildare
|
Castlecomer Road to Glendine WS
|
Kildare
|
Kildare/Rathangan Water Supply
|
Laois
|
Water Supply Mains Knockmay
|
Longford
|
Ardnacassa
|
Louth
|
Clogherhead Water/Sewerage
|
Mayo
|
Castlebar Road, Ballinrobe
|
Meath
|
Kilmessan Water Supply SLI
|
Offaly
|
Cloncollig WSS
|
Offaly
|
Kilcormac (W+S)
|
Offaly
|
Silver River (Collins Lane/Arden)WSS
|
2001
|
|
Cavan
|
Bailieborough RWS St. 1
|
Galway
|
Tuam RWS (Phase III) W
|
Galway
|
Tuam RWS Ext. to Athenry
|
Louth
|
Drogheda WS
|
Limerick
|
Limerick Environs & Shannon Estuary WSS Phase 1
|
Mayo
|
Ballina RWS (Wherrew)
|
Mayo
|
Erris RWS ext. to Mullet Peninsula
|
Mayo
|
Lough Mask Sludge Treatment (dewatering @ Tourmakeady )
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan Water
|
North Tipperary
|
Roscrea Water
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon North RWSS (Fairymount/Loughlynn)
|
Sligo
|
Sligo & Environs Water
|
Westmeath
|
Mullingar Water (Taughmon)
|
Donegal
|
Dungloe Water Supply SLI
|
Kerry
|
Brosna/Knocknagoshel WS
|
Kerry
|
Cahermoneen & Knocknacuig W& S SLI
|
Kildare
|
Kildare Planning and Dev. of Phases 1A and 1B of Water Supply Strategy
|
Louth
|
Greenhills W&S SLI
|
Mayo
|
Killala Water SLI
|
Mayo
|
Newport/Mulranny Water Augmentation SLI
|
Sligo
|
Curry WS RTVI (Rhue/Curry/Bellaghy WSS)
|
2002
|
|
Galway
|
Ballinasloe (Laurencetown) Water
|
Meath
|
Longwood Water
|
Offaly
|
Ferbane Water
|
Cavan
|
Tanderagee/Curkish Water & Sewerage
|
Cork
|
Blarney — Water supply and Sewerage at Station
|
Cork
|
Buttevant WS — RTVI
|
Galway
|
Inishmore Water
|
Kildare
|
Kilcock Water Improvement
|
Kildare
|
Kilcullen Water
|
Kildare
|
Nurney Water
|
Mayo
|
Westport Rd., Louisburgh — Water Ext
|
2003
|
|
Wexford
|
Fardystown Water Supply
|
Clare
|
Newmarket-on-Fergus (Advance)
|
Cavan
|
Bailieboro R W S S — Stage 2
|
Mayo
|
Lough Mask RWS (Knock — Ballyhaunis)
|
Meath
|
Navan Water (Interim Works)
|
Limerick
|
Foynes Water Supply
|
Galway
|
Galway Water (Phase 3) Ext of Tuam Regional Water to Galway)
|
Waterford
|
East Waterford Water Supply Contracts 17A&B 1**
|
Westmeath
|
South Westmeath Regional Water Supply Scheme Advance Works Augmentation of Supply to Moate
|
Westmeath
|
Mullingar Regional Water Supply Scheme — Treatment (Lough Owel)
|
Monaghan
|
Clones Water Scheme
|
Carlow
|
Hacketstown WS RTVI
|
Mayo
|
Ballycastle Water. SLI
|
Meath
|
Longwood Water Supply Scheme
|
2004
|
|
Dublin City
|
Water Source Dev Planning Short Term Sources
|
Leitrim
|
North Leitrim Rural Water Supply Scheme
|
Louth
|
Dunleer/Mid-Louth RWSS Advance Works
|
Limerick
|
Southern Ring Watermain
|
Mayo
|
Lough Mask RWSS — Extension Balla to Ballyheane
|
Galway
|
Gort RWSS Advance Works
|
Kildare
|
Castledermot Water Stage 2 RTVI
|
Wicklow
|
Baltinglass Water Supply
|
Tipperary NR
|
N52 Outer Ring Watermain SLI
|
2005
|
|
Westmeath
|
Mullingar RWSS Sth Western High Level Area
|
Dublin City
|
Bohernabreena Spillways
|
South Dublin
|
Lucan High Level WSS
|
Mayo
|
Achill 4C
|
Kildare
|
South Kildare Water Supply Scheme RTVI
|
Dubin
|
Pelletstown W&S Scheme SLI
|