asked the Minister for the Environment if, in view of the necessity of providing an additional water supply to facilitate prospective industrialists, he will sanction moneys for the augmentation of the Dungarvan town water supply, County Waterford.

The local authority's proposals for this scheme must be considered in the context of the amount of capital available for water and sewerage schemes and the number of such schemes in progress or getting to construction at present for which adequate finance must be provided. I cannot as yet indicate when I will be in a position to approve of this scheme, contract documents for which are under consideration in my Department.

Is there any liaison between the Department and the IDA? Is the Minister aware that an industrial project has been mooted for Dungarvan which is expected to employ 475 people but that this project will be put in jeopardy if the water supply which has been requested is not provided? Does the Minister know about this?

I am not aware that an industry is being held up, but I will take that into consideration when I am looking at the matter. It would not be my intention to delay such a project.

I should like to know if this matter was brought to the notice of the Department some months ago. So far there have not been any results, and in view of the seriousness of the position would the Minister come back to me on it in a matter of weeks?

I will have a look at it.

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