asked the Minister for the Environment when he will give approval for Newcastle West sewerage scheme, County Limerick.

Contract documents for stage 1 of the Newcastle West sewerage scheme, County Limerick are under consideration in my Department. The scheme must be considered in the context of the amount of capital available for sanitary services and the number of schemes of high priority at present under construction or getting to construction stage for which adequate finance must be provided. I am not yet in a position to say when a decision will issue to the local authority.

I have already in 1983 approved contract documents for the following schemes in County Limerick:—Limerick City ring watermain; Castletroy Water supply; Ballyagran water supply; Surface water drainage for Galvone area.

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asked the Minister for the Environment the position regarding the proposed Kilmallock water supply, County Limerick.

Contract documents for this scheme have been submitted to my Department by Limerick County Council and are under consideration. In view, however, of the large number of fully approved schemes in progress or getting to construction for which adequate finance must be provided, I cannot say at this stage when I will be in a position to approve the contract documents for the Kilmallock regional water supply scheme.

I have already in 1983 approved contract documents for the following schemes in County Limerick:—Limerick City ring watermain; Castletroy water supply; Ballyagran water supply; Surface water drainage for Galvone area.

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asked the Minister for the Environment when he intends to approve Croom sewerage scheme, County Limerick.

Contract documents for the civil works of Croom sewerage scheme are under consideration in my Department. I am not yet in a position to say when approval will issue to the local authority.

The scheme must be considered in the context of the amount of capital available for sanitary services and the number of schemes of high priority at present under construction or getting to construction stage for which adequate finance must be provided. I have already in 1983 approved contract documents for the following schemes in County Limerick: —Limerick City ring watermain; Castletroy water supply; Ballyagran water supply; Surface water drainage for Galvone area.