asked the Minister for Local Government the reason for the delay in sanctioning the Moyne and Lisacuil group water schemes, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, who have paid their money for the scheme for the past five years.

There are two proposed group water schemes in the Lisacuil area which will be served from feeder mains already laid by Roscommon County Council. Water will not become available, however, until the augmentation of the Ballinlough-Cloonfad public supply. I understand that the county council are carrying out the necessary augmentation work and that they hope that it will be completed later this year.

No proposal for a group water scheme in the Moyne area has been submitted to my Department. The area will, I understand, be supplied from a feeder main which Roscommon County Council propose to lay to Cortoonmore. The county council's proposal was approved by my Department on 24th February, 1977.