Clare TD Tony Killeen has welcomed the allocation of €804,000 in CLÁR funding for Small Public Water and Sewerage Schemes in County Clare

He described the allocation as significant as there was an urgent need to develop and maintain small public water and sewerage schemes in rural parts of County Clare.

Minister Killeen said: "The CLÁR Funding, announced by Éamon Ó Cuív, Minister for Rural Affairs, will allow for maintenance works to be carried out on 16 small public water or sewerage schemes in the CLÁR areas of Clare.

"These works include improvements to watermains and pumps, the purchase of sites and the construction of new reservoirs."

"This brings to 82 the number of small public water or sewerage schemes in County Clare that have been approved for CLÁR funding under this scheme since and will enable works amounting to EUR1,608,500 to be carried out," added the Junior Agriculture Minister.

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He said: "The projects to benefit under the CLÁR announcement include watermain replacements at Kilrush Rd Sewer, Kildysart (EUR24,750), Milltown Malbay Phase 2 (EUR62,500), Carron Water Supply (EUR35,000), O'Connell St, Kilkee Water Supply (EUR25,000), Main St, Carrigaholt (EUR15,000), Derrynalicka (EUR25,000) and Moy Water Supply (EUR40,000)."

"The construction of reservoirs at Turlough Water Supply (EUR75,000) and Feakle Water Supply (EUR€75,000); watermain upgrades at Mountshannon (EUR15,000) and Scariff Water Supply (EUR115,000); construction of Waste Water Treatment Plant, Killimer (EUR100,000); Broadford/Tulla Watermain replacement (EUR100,000); Site Purchase, Lahinch Reservoir (EUR27,500); Ennis Rd Sewer Upgrade, Kilmihil Sewerage Scheme (EUR€19,500); and Deeren Pumps Upgrade, Liscannor Water Supply (EUR50,000)."

Minister Killeen said: "I am delighted that this Government has committed itself to providing and maintaining necessary infrastructure in rural parts of County Clare."

"A substantial programme of improvement and upgrading works on group schemes has been underway in Clare for some time as a result of the very substantial funding provided by the Government in recent years," he added.

(PR/JM)