Charleville-Braganstown pipe-size contribution
Molloy asked why approval for the special contribution to larger pipes had not extended to a loan and subsidy. The Minister said the council had been advised to seek a treasurer loan, as such contributions are normally financed that way.
asked the Minister for the Environment the reason his Department approved of a special contribution for increased pipe sizes on the Charleville-Braganstown group water supply scheme, County Louth; and the reason they have since refused approval for a loan and subsidy.
Comment on this
My Department approved the payment by Louth County Council of a special contribution to the Charleville-Braganstown group water scheme in respect of increased pipe sizes which the council require the group to provide in order to cater for future development in the area. Louth County Council applied to my Department to sanction this special contribution from the local loans fund. As group water scheme special contributions are normally financed by way of treasurer loans, my Department advised the council on 1 February 1984 to seek a treasurer loan to finance the special contribution. The repayment of loan charges on this loan would qualify for State subsidy of 50 per cent.
The submission of a treasurer loan application is awaited in the Department.
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