Vol. 476 No. 2
112 Mr. Killeen asked the Minister for the Environment if tenders have been sought for Lisdoonvarna water and sewerage schemes, County Clare, if works will commence in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/97]
132 Miss de Valera asked the Minister for the Environment the current position regarding the north Clare sewerage scheme; whether this matter is a priority of his; and the proposed timescale for the implementation of the plans. [6735/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 132 together.
Stage 1 of the Burren and north Clare water services plan, which includes a proposal for improved water and sewage treatment facilities for Lisdoonvarna, was submitted to the European Commission for Cohesion Fund assistance in November 1994. My Department is in contact with the Commission on an ongoing basis in an effort to secure Cohesion Funding and has written to the Commission pointing out the importance of these high priority projects.
A revised preliminary report for the Lisdoonvarna sewerage scheme, with revised contract documents for the Lisdoonvarna water supply scheme, are being examined in my Department with a view to an early decision on both. The two schemes have been included in my Department's water and sewerage services work programme to be advanced through planning — design in 1997. However, pending a decision on Cohesion Funding, I cannot say when construction will commence.
