581 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious threat of pollution of the River Liffey, its tributaries and other adjacent waterways arising from the inadequacy of the sewage treatment facilities throughout County Kildare; his views on whether the present system has been grossly overloaded for some time and that all steps taken to date to provide facilities are either too little or too late; if his attention has been drawn to how the lack of such facilities affects Naas, Newbridge, Ballymore Eustace, Kilcullen, Kilcock, Clane, Prosperous, Maynooth, Sallins, Kill, Leixlip, Celbridge and Straffan; when his Department first received notice of the situation or a request for funding for augmentation; if and when he responded; the nature of the response; if his attention has been drawn to the serious non-compliance with EU anti-pollution measures; if he will take action directly or in conjunction with Kildare County Council to put in place the necessary treatment facilities to prevent pollution and protect the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7791/07]

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581 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious threat of pollution of the River Liffey, its tributaries and other adjacent waterways arising from the inadequacy of the sewage treatment facilities throughout County Kildare; his views on whether the present system has been grossly overloaded for some time and that all steps taken to date to provide facilities are either too little or too late; if his attention has been drawn to how the lack of such facilities affects Naas, Newbridge, Ballymore Eustace, Kilcullen, Kilcock, Clane, Prosperous, Maynooth, Sallins, Kill, Leixlip, Celbridge and Straffan; when his Department first received notice of the situation or a request for funding for augmentation; if and when he responded; the nature of the response; if his attention has been drawn to the serious non-compliance with EU anti-pollution measures; if he will take action directly or in conjunction with Kildare County Council to put in place the necessary treatment facilities to prevent pollution and protect the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7791/07]

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