Patsy McGlone 27th June 2012

Written Answer from the Minister for Regional Development

NI Water Sewage and Water Schemes

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster):  To ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the current NI Water sewage and water schemes which have had work stopped or remain incomplete due to the lack of continuing finance.

(AQW 13014/11-15)

Minister for Regional Development:  I have been advised by Northern Ireland Water (NIW) that no water or sewerage schemes have had work stopped or remain incomplete due to lack of continuing finance and all schemes currently at construction stage will be completed within planned funding levels.

As a result of revised Public Expenditure (PE) funding a number of schemes that were planned for delivery during the three year Price Control period ending March 2013 have been deferred to the following Price Control period which covers the two years ending March 2015. However, NIW has not altered the funding level allocated to water infrastructure as a result of the revised PE funding.

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