Cavan and Monaghan sewerage funding
The Minister could not yet specify 1983 allocations but assured the Deputy that schemes already under way in Cavan and Monaghan would be funded. New starts were not ruled out; local authorities would choose which schemes to promote within their allocations.
asked the Minister for the Environment the sewerage schemes for Counties Cavan and Monaghan for which money is being made available in 1983.
Comment on this
The capital returns for 87 sanitary authorities are being analysed in my Department. On the basis of these returns, I hope to be in a position to determine the allocations for the current year shortly. I am not, at present, in a position to anticipate the amount of allocations to be made to individual sanitary authorities. I can, however, say that whatever allocation is made will include adequate capital moneys to fund the sewerage schemes which are at present in progress in Counties Cavan and Monaghan.
Comment on this
Does that mean that the Minister of State does not envisage any new starts in the sewerage scheme?
Comment on this
No, it does not. It means exactly what I said. I am not in a position to give the detailed breakdown for each of the 87 sanitary authorities but there is sufficient provision to give an assurance that the existing schemes will be maintained.
Comment on this
The Minister's attitude prompted the question. He is positive about the existing one. I want to know if he has any doubts about other projected ones.
Comment on this
As the Deputy is well aware, every local authority in every year have more schemes up on the desk of the Department than there is money available for them. Therefore, it is a question of how much is made available, then it is a matter for each local authority to decide which schemes they want to promote in that year.
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