533 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has provided capital grants or grants for the provision of new sewerage schemes or for the extension or upgrading of existing schemes in County Kildare in the past ten years; if his Department has responsibility for such funding or if the responsibility has been transferred to another Government Department; if in any event he, his Department or any other such Department, body or agency has been made aware of the impending and serious threat of pollution of the waterways throughout County Kildare arising directly from the lack of the necessary and specific capital funding for the upgrading, improvement or replacement of such facilities with particular reference to the Osberstown and Leixlip treatment works; the full extent and cost of the request for funding made to his Department by the local authority; the reason he has refused to provide the funds in view of his Department’s responsibilities under EU pollution control directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/07]

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533 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has provided capital grants or grants for the provision of new sewerage schemes or for the extension or upgrading of existing schemes in County Kildare in the past ten years; if his Department has responsibility for such funding or if the responsibility has been transferred to another Government Department; if in any event he, his Department or any other such Department, body or agency has been made aware of the impending and serious threat of pollution of the waterways throughout County Kildare arising directly from the lack of the necessary and specific capital funding for the upgrading, improvement or replacement of such facilities with particular reference to the Osberstown and Leixlip treatment works; the full extent and cost of the request for funding made to his Department by the local authority; the reason he has refused to provide the funds in view of his Department’s responsibilities under EU pollution control directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/07]

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1. 27 February 2007

   Water and Sewerage Schemes.

   533 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has provided capital grants or grants for the provision of new sewerage schemes or for the extension or upgrading of existing schemes in County Kildare in the past ten years; if his Department has responsibility for such funding or if the responsibility has been transferred to another Government Department; if in any event he, his Department or any other such Department, body or agency has been made aware of the impending and serious threat of pollution of the waterways throughout County Kildare arising directly from the lack of the necessary and specific capital funding for the upgrading, improvement or replacement of such facilities with particular reference to the Osberstown and Leixlip treatment works; the full extent and cost of the request for funding made to his Department by the local authority; the reason he has refused to provide the funds in view of his Department’s responsibilities under EU pollution control directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7921/07]

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