98 Mr. Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment when the preliminary report on Bonniconlon Sewerage Scheme will be sanctioned; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that raw sewage is being discharged into a stream near the national school at Bonniconlon; and if he will sanction the report.

The preliminary report for a sewerage scheme to serve Bonniconlon is under consideration in my Department. Having regard to the existing level of commitments under the Water and Sanitary Services Programme, I am not in a position to indicate when a decision on this scheme may be made.

99 Mr. Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment if he will make a statement on the need for a sewerage treatment plant for rural housing organisation houses at Meelick, Swinford, County Mayo where an inadequate sewage scheme poses a threat to residents and the children attending the nearby Meelick national school.

The original sewage treatment system, provided as part of a private development of 16 houses at Meelick, has fallen into disrepair and Mayo County Council have submitted proposals to rehabilitate the treatment plant. Having regard to existing commitments under the Water and Sanitary Services Programme, I am not in a position to indicate when there may be a decision on the scheme.

100 Mr. Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the sewage and water schemes proposals submitted by Mayo County Council in the Foxford, Swinford, Ballina, Bonniconlon, Crossmolina, Killala and Ballycastle areas; the length of time since they were submitted; and the action if any he proposes to take with a view to sanctioning them.

Proposals received by my Department from Mayo County Council for water and sewerage schemes in the areas outlined are as follows: