New Regulations

National Federation 

of Group Water Schemes 

RURAL WATER NEWS 

Magazine of the Group Water Scheme Sector 

Spring 2007 Volume 9 Issue 1 

New Regulations 

Cryptosporidium outbreak underlines need for closer monitoring 

Monitoring and supervision 

of drinking water supplies 

are to be prioritised under 

new regulations signed into 

law by Minister for the 

Environment, Heritage & 

Local Government, Dick 

Roche, TD. 

Introduced just a week 

before a Cryptosporidium crisis 

hit public water supplies in 

County Galway – underlining 

the need for closer monitoring 

and protection of raw water 

sources – the new regulations 

transpose outstanding aspects 

of the EU Drinking Water 

Directive (98/83/EC) into 

Irish law. 

This is an interim measure 

and it will be superseded by 

the provisions of the Water 

Services Bill, once this has 

been enacted. 

Responsbility 

Under the regulations, county 

councils are still responsible 

for supervising group water 

schemes and for monitoring 

water supplies, including 

their own. However, local 

authority supplies are now to 

be supervised by the EPA and 

all monitoring programmes 

are subject to EPA approval. 

Supervisory authorities will 

have powers of direct intervention 

to carry out necessary 

remedial measures where a 

water supplier fails to do so. 

Continued on page 4 

In this issue: 

Page 

Comment ......................................3 

Caherlistrane supplies Headfort ..3 

What regulations mean for group 

water schemes ..............................4 

Federations place assured 

ADC marks ten years..................7 

Motions submitted to ADC ........11 

Ireland playing catch-up ............13 

Source Protection Project 

Interim report launched ..............13 

Fahy/Kilmaclasser GWS: 

a model upgrade ..........................14 

Spending programme 2007 ........16 

NFGWS Chairperson, Brendan O’Mahony, at the Federation Annual Delegate conference on 14 March. 

Responding to the introduction of new water monitoring regulations, Mr O’Mahony told delegates that ‘closer 

monitoring is in everyone’s best interests’. 

Regional Reports: 

Connacht ......................................19 

Ulster ............................................21 

Leinster ........................................24 

Munster ........................................27 

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Rural Water News Spring 2007 

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Comment 

New regulations regarding the monitoring of drinking water 

supplies can have come as no surprise to anyone involved in 

the delivery of potable water. In recent years, EPA reports have 

consistently pointed to the weakness of the current monitoring 

regime and have highlighted the need for a radical overhaul. 

Whether through lack of resources or the lack of clear policy 

guidelines, it is clear that some local authorities conducted little 

or no monitoring of water supplies. 

Those days are over and the current Cryptosoridium crisis in 

the West merely strengthens the case for all local authorities to 

have an approved monitoring plan in place and to implement 

that plan on a consistent basis. For their part, schemes will be 

obliged to maintain relevant records for inspection and will 

have to foot the cost of monitoring of their supplies. 

Addressing delegates to the NFGWS Annual Delegate 

Conference on 14 March, Federation Chairperson Brendan 

O’Mahony said that ‘so long as it is fair and so long as it is 

transparent, closer monitoring is in everyone’s best interests’. 

He went on to stress the importance of schemes being 

informed of the results of monitoring as quickly as possible, 

particularly where a problem is identified. 

It is to be hoped that the group established to oversee implementation 

of the regulations will take note of Mr O’Mahony’s 

remarks. While it is vital that effective monitoring is in place, 

open and transparent communications between the relevant 

authority and the water supplier will be crucial in terms of 

building and maintaining confidence in the new regime. 

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In 2006 (and for the second year running) co-operative registration 

was cancelled on seven group water schemes, confirming 

that a get-tough policy has been adopted by the Registrar of 

Friendly Societies. More schemes are in danger of cancellation 

unless the necessary returns are filed without delay. Where 

returns have been left in the hands of an auditor or other paid 

professional, scheme secretaries should ensure that they have 

actually been completed and forwarded. Remember, the 

consequences of being struck off the register are serious: 

1. Loss of limited liability. 

2. The GWS becomes a non-entity and is not in a position to sign 

contracts etc. 

3. Re-registration costs a substantial amount (a10,000+) and 

involves a High Court appearance. 

4. Assets of the scheme are vested in the Minister for Finance until 

such time as the situation is regularised. 

Disclaimer 

While every care has been taken to ensure that the information 

contained in this publication is up to date and correct, no 

responsibility will be taken by the National Federation of 

Group Water Schemes for any error which might occur. 

Although grateful for the support of our advertisers, readers 

should note that inclusion of an advertisement does not imply 

any form of recommendation. 

We try to ensure the reliability of advertisers, but Rural 

Water News cannot accept liability for the quality of goods and 

services offered. 

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Caherlistrane 

supplies Headfort 

A County Galway group 

water scheme has come to 

the aid of beleaguered 

Headford residents left 

without drinking water following 

the Cryptosporidium 

outbreak in supplies 

sourced from Lough Corrib. 

In a joint initiative between 

Caherlistrane GWS and 

Galway County Council, a 

temporary connection was 

put in place on Tuesday 27 

March, linking the group 

water scheme supply into the 

public water main supplying 

Headford. 

According to Caherlistrane 

GWS chairperson, Michael 

Moran, the connection will 

remain in place until the 

Cryptosporidium issue on the 

public supply has been dealt 

with. 

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scheme is to consider the performance of your 

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and water quality prior to developing production 

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• Cement-sealed wells prevent shallow surface-water 

entering a supply, reducing the risk of contamination. 

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screen or stainless steel 

screen with gravel pack 

between screen section 

and open hole helps prevent 

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sand into a water supply. 

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Michael Moran, Caherlistrane 

DBO 

Caherlistrane was one of 13 

Galway schemes to install 

state-of-the-art DBO treatment 

plants as part of a massive 

upgrade programme last year. 

These plants are equipped to 

deal with Cryptosporidium. 

As part of the upgrade, the 

scheme launched a major 

campaign to reduce unaccounted-for-water 

and daily 

throughput was reduced from 

2,600 m 3 to 1,300 m 3 . 

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New 

Regulations 

Continued from page 1 

EPA report 

The recently published report 

of the Environmental 

Protection Agency on the 

Quality of Drinking Water in 

Ireland in 2005 indicated that 

while the quality of Ireland’s 

drinking water remains generally 

good, with a sustained 

increase in quality compliance 

rates (up to 96.7% in 

2005), the level of monitoring 

carried out by some local 

authorities is insufficient. 

The new regulations are 

intended to ensure that firm 

action can be taken now to 

bring all local authorities to a 

consistent and satisfactory 

level of performance in this 

respect. 

Obligation 

The regulations focus on the 

issue of transparency, placing 

an obligation on county 

councils to make drinking 

water quality monitoring 

records available to the public 

on request. It is envisaged 

that such records will be 

available to consumers on 

their local authority website 

in due course. 

On 14 March an implementation 

group was established 

to co-ordinate the application 

of the regulations, and to 

facilitate good communication 

between water suppliers and 

their supervisory authorities. 

The group water sector is 

represented on this group, 

along with the DoEHLG, the 

EPA and the local authorities. 

Available 

Copies of the regulations are 

available to purchase from 

the Government Supplies 

Agency, or can be accessed 

directly on the NFGWS website 

(www.nfgws.ie) or on 

website of the Department of 

the Environment, Heritage 

and Local Government 

(www.environ.ie). 

What regulations mean 

for group water schemes 

The new regulations will 

affect group water schemes 

in several respects, says Pat 

Keane a senior official with 

the Policy Development 

Section of the DoEHLG. He 

outlined the implications 

under several headings: 

Duty as a water supplier 

The duty of every water 

supplier to ensure that a 

water supply is wholesome 

and clean is now set out 

clearly and unequivocally 

under the regulations. 

Records 

Schemes will be required to 

keep such records as the 

county council may direct in 

relation to: 

- the management and treatment 

of water for human 

consumption, 

- monitoring of compliance 

with drinking water quality 

standards, 

- corrective action taken following 

an incidence of 

non-compliance, 

- verification of the efficiency 

of disinfection. 

Many of the provisions that impact on the group water 

scheme sector under the new regulations were already provided 

for under the 2000 regulations. These include: 

• a requirement to formulate action plans to restore non-compliant 

supplies, and related offense provisions for failure to 

prepare and implement an action plan, 

• an obligation to ensure that no substance or material for new 

water supply installations gets into the water supply and 

causes a risk to human health, 

• an obligation to ensure the efficiency of disinfection, 

• an obligation to ensure that any measures taken under the 

regulations don’t result in a deterioration of existing water 

quality. 

They are also required to 

keep a record of any incident 

affecting the water supply. 

Details of the date, extent and 

duration of the incident must 

be recorded, in addition to 

details of any complaints 

received. 

Remedial Action 

Schemes are required to 

investigate non-compliance 

with quality standards in the 

first instance to identify the 

cause. 

Where they discover a noncompliance 

themselves, 

group schemes are required 

under the regulations to 

inform the county council. 

Where remedial action is 

taken to restore drinking 

water quality, a group water 

scheme is obliged under the 

regulations to inform consumers 

of the action taken 

(unless the local authority 

considers that the non-compliance 

is trivial). 

As part of a consultation about the proposed new regulations senior DoEHLG officials travelled to Cavan to 

meet representatives of the National Federation of Group Water Schemes. Pictured l-r are Seán Clerkin 

(NFGWS), Pat Keane, Oliver Fogarty and Joe Harrington (DoEHLG) and Colm Brady (NFGWS). 

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Stronger enforcement 

powers for councils 

County councils now have 

increased powers of direction 

in relation to a non-compliance 

with water quality standards, 

and failure to comply with any 

such direction is an offence 

under the regulations. 

Councils are given general 

authority to provide such 

assistance and support as they 

consider necessary to achieve 

satisfactory compliance with 

water quality standards. 

However, they are also 

authorised to intervene directly 

where a direction for this purpose 

is not complied with. In 

the event of a scheme failing 

to act, the council may carry 

out, or arrange for others to 

carry out, necessary remedial 

action. They are also empowered 

to recover their costs 

from the scheme. 

Where necessary, the local 

authority is empowered to 

apply to the High Court for an 

injunction to enforce compliance 

with its directions. 

Caherlistrane 

supplies Headfort 


This allowed Caherlistrane 

GWS the spare capacity to 

respond positively when the 

Cryptosporidium crisis arose. 

Expressing ‘delight’ that 

his scheme is in a position to 

help neighbouring Headford, 

Michael Moran said that said 

that what was happening on 

the Lough Corrib supply 

‘underlines the vulnerability 

of water sources to contamination 

and the limitations of 

any treatment system’. He 

continued: 

‘This outbreak of 

Cryptosporidium should put 

Construction of a new DBO treatment plant and a major reduction in unaccounted-for-water, has allowed 

Caherlistrane GWS to meet the needs of Headford public supply during the current Cryptosporidium crisis. 

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John Diskin, a senior official 

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Federation’s place assured 

ADC marks ten years of achievement 

There was a large turnout at 

the NFGWS annual delegate 

conference on 14 

March, as group water 

scheme activists from 15 

counties joined Board 

members in Athlone to 

mark the Federations’ tenth 

anniversary. 

For the second year running, 

an evening format 

proved popular, as most dele- 

‘The NFGWS arose out of 

a determined struggle for 

parity of treatment, and it 

remains committed to 

defending the entitlement 

of rural communities to 

the same rights as all 

other citizens in terms of 

public investment in 

drinking water services.’ 

Brendan O’Mahony 

gates were able to travel 

directly to the venue after 

work and to return home that 

night. Particularly welcome 

was the fact that all Connacht 

federations were represented, 

while there a very good 

turnout from the counties of 

south Leinster also. 

Tony Prendiville’s report as 

secretary provided a detailed 

account of major activity in 

all areas during 2006, while 

detailed accounts presented 

by Andrew Fuller of 

McArdle, Cassidy and 

McQuaid pointed to a healthy 

balance sheet. 

As in recent years, the 

mood at the conference was 

upbeat following the 

announcement, just a fortnight 

earlier, of a new record allocation 

under the Rural Water 

Programme for 2007. 

10th Anniversary 

In the course of his keynote 

address, NFGWS chairperson, 

Brendan O’Mahony reminded 

delegates that the 3rd of 

February had marked the 

tenth anniversary of the 

establishment of the NFGWS 

in Knock, County Mayo 

While looking back over 

that period and at the 

advances made since then, Mr 

O’Mahony also looked ahead 

to the emerging challenges 

facing group water schemes. 

He said: 

‘I don’t suppose that any of us 

who were present in Knock 

that day could have predicted 

how things would evolve... 

As I have remarked before, 

we were the Cinderella of 

Irish rural water services, 

ignored and under-resourced. 

As a result, we were illequipped 

to deal with the 

demands of a modern water 

service. But what we lacked 

in terms of State back-up and 

financial resources and infrastructure, 

we made up for in 

the dedication and hard work 

of individual GWS activists 

and committees the length 

and breadth of Ireland. 

Anniversary 

‘Looking back, we had every 

reason to feel demoralised, 

but group water scheme 

activists were not prepared to 

throw in the towel ... at least 

not without a fight. The 

NFGWS arose out of a determined 

struggle for parity of 

treatment, and it remains committed 

to defending the entitlement 

of rural communities to 

the same rights as all other 

citizens in terms of public 

investment in water services. 

NFGWS Secretary, Tony Prendiville, provided a detailed acccount of major activity in all areas in 2006. 

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‘We set about demonstrating 

that we were serious and that 

our elected representatives 

might continue to ignore us at 

their peril! Those were heady 

and sometimes difficult days, 

and the path we have forged 

was not to everyone’s liking. 

But the Federation was bigger 

than any one of us and as long 

as we maintained unity and so 

long as we argued our case 

calmly, our voice had to be 

listened to. 

Place Assured 

‘Ten years on, the place of 

this Federation at the very 

heart of the rural water sector 

is assured. Ten years on, 

capital investment in GWS 

infrastructure is at an 

unprecedented level. Ten 

years on, we are witnessing a 

transformation of the entire 

rural water services sector 

that none of us could have 

imagined possible. And that’s 

not the end of it. 

‘I strongly suspect that in 

another ten years (if we are 

Left: Some of the attendance at the 

10th NFGWS Annual Delegate 

Conference. Fifteen counties were 

represented, including all counties 

in Connacht. There was strong representation 

from south Leinster. 

all spared), we will looking 

back at a period when the 

final building blocks of community 

water services were 

put in place. 

Anniversary 

‘Within another few years, all 

schemes should have treatment 

plants providing a water 

supply that fully complies 

with the required standards. 

Within another few years, we 

should be looking at a situation 

where all group water 

schemes have universal and 

bulk metering in place and in 

operation! Within another 

few years, we should have 

ensured that defective mains 

are replaced on all group 

water schemes, that pressure 

reduction valves are in place 

where necessary and that 

adequate storage facilities 

have been constructed. 


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Motions 

submitted 

to ADC 

There were 29 motions in 

total, reflecting the four 

main areas of concern to 

group schemes, as well as a 

section of motions on miscellaneous 

topics. 

For the first year, the 

issues of source protection 

and water conservation took 

precedence. Delegates were 

advised that source protection 

would emerge in the 

years ahead as the major 

issue for group schemes. 

This view was supported 

by Tim O’Connor of 

Kilkenny Federation who 

said that financial support 

towards the purchase of 

lands near a source ‘is crucial’, 

so that ‘schemes can 

do a proper job in protecting 

source’. 

Tom Staunton of Mayo 

Federation said that whatever 

about borehole 

sources, the viability of purchasing 

all land around a 

100 acre lake source had to 

be taken into account. 

A proposal from Laois for 

support towards aquifer 

identification and source 

protection measures was 

also supported. 

Capital support 

Under Capital Grant Aid, 

Kilkenny Federation argued 

that it was nonsensical for 

local authotieis to be sending 

back portions of their RWP 

allocation, while there are 

schemes willing to install 

universal metering, but are 

refused funding to do so. 

Seán Clerkin (National Coordinator), 

responded that a 

submission with the 

DoEHLG at present argued 

for the metering supports to 

be extended to all GWS. 

Given rising costs, Sligo 

Federation submitted that the 

The conference concluded with a presentation by Colm Brady (NFGWS) on the new monitoring regulations. 

possibility of securing grantaid 

towards rainwater harvesting 

systems be investigated. 

Annual Subsidy 

Five motions addressed the 

issue of subsidy, but two 

were referred back to the 

Board. As in previous years, 

the motions reflected concern 

that subsidy should be ringfenced 

and that it should be 

proportionate to the cost of 

paying for treated water. 

Delegates were informed of 

a major submission on subsidy, 

currently under consideration 

by the Department. If 

successful, this will see a 

schemes could be taken over 

by a local authority (even for 

a limited period) and necessary 

works carried out. The 

costs would fall to the group 

schemes in such situations, 

so it was in the interests of 

every GWS to get their financial 

affairs and their pricing 

structures in good order. 

Miscellaneous 

Leitrim Federaton suggested 

that an allowance be made to 

publicly-sourced schemes to 

meet the costs of scouring 

mains to maintain quality.’ 

The potential of a GWS 

facilitiating the extension of 

Broadband to rural communities 

was discussed, as was the 

imminent release of a simplified 

billing system being prepared 

by Federation staff that 

will be available free-ofcharge 

to Federated group 

water schemes. 

restructuring of subsidy 

arrangements with a dedicated 

payment towards the costs 

of a treated supply on a DBO 

project and a general management 

subsidy that all 

schemes, from which both 

privately and publicly 

sourced would benefit. 

Gerry Clarke of Sligo 

Federation referred to the 

particular difficulty facing 

schemes in the county, where 

O&M costs are highest, and 

said they looked forward to a 

rate of subsidy that would 

ease the burden. 

DBO 

Wicklow Federation was 

keen to know what would 

happen in the event of a 

scheme not being able to 

survive financially. On this 

point, Seán Clerkin pointed 

to the forthcoming Water 

Services Act, under which 

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Ireland 

playing 

catch-up 

Dr Kelly (EPA) 

Ireland's performance in 

implementing EU environmental 

legislation could be 

better, according to Dr 

Mary Kelly, Director 

General of the 

Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

Speaking at an environmental 

conference in west Cork on 

29 March, Dr Kelly said: 

"Despite the huge investment 

leading to measurable 

improvements ... in the past 

decade, underinvestment over 

many years .. has left us in a 

catch-up situation which is 

less than optimal’. 

‘This investment ... needs to 

continue until such time as all 

drinking water treatment 

plants, urban waste water 

treatment plants and waste 

management facilities are 

operating at the standards 

now demanded by Irish citizens 

and required by the EU.’ 

Expanding role 

Arguing that the Office of 

Environmental Enforcement 

‘has earned a reputation for 

professionalism and thoroughness’. 

Dr Kelly pointed 

to an expanding role for the 

EPA ‘including overseeing 

the provision of drinking 

water by sanitary authorities’, 

Pointing out that ’these are 

areas where the EPA has 

identified the need for regulatory 

control in order to provide 

protection for the environment 

and appropriate 

sanctions for those that do 

not comply’, Dr Kelly concluded 

that EU legislation 

also ‘requires a much more 

structured and well resourced 

approach to the enforcement 

of environmental legislation’. 

Source Protection Project 

Interim Report Launched 

The first phase of the 

National Source Protection 

Pilot Project at Churchill & 

Oram successfully concluded 

recently with publication of 

a detailed report outlining 

progress to date and setting 

targets for the next two years. 

This report was presented to 

Environment Minister Dick 

Roche and at the RWP 

launch on 1 March. 

The Source Protection 

Proect is being run under the 

auspices of the National Rural 

Water Monitoring Committee 

and involves a partnership 

between the National 

Federation of Group Water 

Schemes, the local group 

scheme, Monaghan County 

Council, Teagasc and the 

Department of the 

Environment, Heritage & 

Local Government. 

Implementation 

Key to its implementation has 

been the Centre for 

Freshwater Studies at 

The interim report reveals that soil 

sampling and detailed farmyard 

surveys have been completed across 

Milltown Lake catchment. 

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Dr Suzanne Linnane, Director of the Centre for Freshwater Studies at 

Dundalk Institute of Technology, presenting the Interim Report on the 

National Source Protection Pilot Project 2005-2006 to Environment 

Minister, Dick Roche, TD. 

Dundalk Institute of 

Technology (DkIT). Through 

the Interim Report, DkIT students 

and staff outline the 

massive programme of work 

that has already been implemented 

in understanding 

sources of water contamination 

locally and in identifying 

‘hot-spots’, where pollution is 

particularly bad. 

Head of the Centre, Dr 

Suzanne Linnane, told Rural 

Water News that remedial 

measures will shortly be 

introduced to try and halt pollution 

of streams feeding into 

Milltown Lake. The nature 

and extent of these measures 

would depend on local cooperation. 

On this issue, the report 

applauds the residents of the 

Churchill & Oram catchment, 

both on the Monaghan and 

Armagh sides of the border. 

The project guarantees confidentiality 

and co-operation to 

date has been universal. 

As part of the community 

aspect of the project, Dr 

Linnane says that a new water 

science curriculum developed 

as part of the project will 

shortly be introduced in local 

schools. 

Tom Collins 

In his foreword to the report, 

the Chairperson of the 

National Rural Water 

Monitoring Committee and of 

the Source Protection Pilot 

Stering Group, Professor Tom 

Collins said that the project is 

now entering ‘a new and 

exciting phase through the 

implementation of source 

protection and remedial 

measures designed to prevent 

diffuse and point source pollution 

inputs’. He added: 

‘I am convinced that the 

results of this project will aid 

Ireland’s national drive 

towards achieving long-term 

compliance with EU drinking 

water standards and the water 

Framework Directive.’


Fahy/Kilmaclasser GWS: 

a model upgrade 

On 6 April 2006, 

Fahy/Kilmaclasser GWS 

featured on RTE’s 

Primetime programme as an 

example of all that is wrong 

with rural water supplies in 

County Mayo. 

Twelve months on and 

Fahy/Kilmaclasser is increasingly 

being regarded as a 

model in how to approach a 

major infrastructural upgrade 

that will bring quality water 

to a community. 

While no one doubted that 

poor water quality has been 

an ongoing problem in the 

area, scheme chairperson, 

June Bourke felt that the issue 

was unfairly dealt with by the 

RTE programme-makers. Not 

that she or her committee 

have time to dwell on last 

year’s news, because their 

focus is clearly on the present 

and the future. 

Huge Strides 

A visit to Fahy/Kilmaclasser 

these days reveals the huge 

strides that this committee 

has made since it was first 

elected in September 2005. 

June Bourke admits that none 

of the new committee had any 

previous experience in running 

a scheme, but what they 

lacked in this regard they 

have clearly made up for in 

sheer determination and 

excellent organisation. 

After making the case for a 

new scheme to the local 

authority, late in 2005 the 

committee called a general 

On the left of the picture is the site of the new DBO treatment plant at Clogher Lough, viewed from the intake 

pipe to the existing pumphouse. This site, along with the optimum reservoir site were speedily purchased 

thanks to the goodwill and community spirit of two local farmers. 

Tommy Duggan, June Bourke and NFGWS development officer, Paul 

Connolly. June Bourke describes the appointment of Tommy Duggan as 

clerk of works, as ‘a major plus’ on the civil works contract. He liaises 

between the community and the civil works contractor, Carty 

Contractors Ltd., ensuring that the contract runs smoothly. 

membership meeting to agree there would be a a1,200 

participation in a DBO bundle charge per household to meet 

project. No less important, the 15% local contribution 

they secured agreement that towards civil works. 

Standing Order 

In Spring 2006, the committee 

set about about collecting this 

money. A letter sent to all 282 

households offered a 

Standing Order payment 

option, with twelve a100 

payments spread over a year. 

More than 70% of members 

availed of this option and, to 

the surprise of some sceptics, 

virtually every cent of the 

local contribution has now 

been collected. 

On the issue of finance, 

June Bourke is adamant that 

it comes down to trusting the 

common sense of your community 

and ‘being brave 

enough to ask’. She insists 

that ‘people realise that a 

good drinking water supply is 

a necessity’, so committees 

shouldn’t be afraid to ask for 

the local contribution that 

will make this a reality. 

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Following another period 

of lobbying by the committee 

for a start to advance works, 

Carty Contractors Ltd. was 

facilitated in establishing an 

office and compound within 

the scheme in September 

2006. 

Appointment 

Of major benefit at this stage 

was the appointment of a 

local man, Tommy Duggan, 

to act as clerk of works on 

behalf of the committee. 

According to June Bourke, 

this appointment has been a 

‘real plus’, as his role is to 

move in advance of the contractor 

to secure agreement 

on wayleaves, address other 

issues as they arise and to 

keep the members informed 

of developments. 

As part of the drive to keep 

the community abreast of 

developments at every stage, 

the committee issued a 

newsletter in advance of the 

recent AGM. 

The benefits of this 

approach are obvious, as is 

the level of community goodwill 

to the project. June 

Bourke points to the positive 

response of two local farmers 

when approached to sell the 

sites required for the proposed 

new treatment plant 

and reservoir. Both were 

more than happy to oblige the 

community project. 

Construction 

Since construction began in 

October – and despite long 

periods of atrocious weather 

– a total of 30 kilometres of 

network has been laid to date. 

Furthermore, there has been 

minimum disruption to roads, 

as pipes are laid along field 

boundaries, where feasible. 

A meter box and meter are 

currently being installed at 

every member’s property, but 

it is the responsibility of each 

member to complete the connection 

from the pipe tail to 

their homes. Again, Tommy 

Duggan is available to complete 

these connections, but 

at the member’s expense. 

Access roads to both the 

treatment plant and reservoir 

sites are completed. Indeed, 

the reservoir would have 

been erected by now except 

that a problem arose with 

overhead power cables. Work 

was suspended until this 

issue was resolved. ESB 

technicians moved onto the 

site on Friday, 30 March, so 

construction of the reservoir 

recommenced in recent days. 

Viability 

On a wider level, the scheme 

will double in size soon, after 

agreement that Drumindoo 

GWS will become part of 

Fahy/Kilmaclasser. While the 

amalgamation hasn’t yet 

been fully completed, 

Drumindoo committee is 

moving positively in this 

direction. Plans are thought 

to be advanced for an 

upgrade of the local network 

and these will go tender soon. 

Back in Fahy/Kilmaclasser, 

the focus for now is on getting 

the job done as speedily 

as possible in co-operation 

with Mayo Co. Co. As for a 

completion date, June Bourke 

says her committee aims to 

have everything finalised by 

December ‘07. Given this 

committee’s achievements to 

date, I wouldn’t doubt it. 

Top: Distribution mains are laid along the boundaries of fields, where feasible, so that disruption on local roads 

is kept to a minimum. Middle: It is up to individual members to organise pipeworks from the ‘tails’ left at their 

connections to the point of use. Bottom: June Bourke and Paul Connolly at the partially completed reservoir in 

Slinaun. A problem with overhead power lines (now resolved) temporarily halted construction. 

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Spending Programme 2007 

Roche announces record allocation under RWP 

Rural water infrastructure 

was the focus of attention in 

Castlebar, County Mayo on 

1 March, when Environment 

Minister, Dick Roche, TD, 

announced a new record 

allocation under the capital 

works programme for 2007. 

Minister Roche unveiled a 

a142m spending package, a 

9% increase on 2006 and 

twelve times higher than a 

decade ago when the Rural 

Water Programme began! 

Speaking to an audience 

from across the rural water 

spectrum, including elected 

representatives, local authority 

officials, and rural water 

activists (including several 

NFGWS and NRWMC board 

members), the Minister said 

that the continued emphasis 

for the year would be on 

measures to eliminate water 

quality deficiencies in group 

water schemes with private 

sources. 

Stating that the 2007 Rural 

Water Programme would 

‘finance the completion of 

new water treatment plants 

on 77 schemes serving some 

16,200 households’, the 

Minister added: 

‘These, along with other 

recently finished schemes 

will solve water quality 

issues for over 30,000 rural 

households that can now look 

forward to having first rate 

water supplies in place by the 

end of the year.’ 

Amalgamations 

He also confirmed that, as a 

result of recent mergers and 

amalgamations of group 

schemes across Galway, 

Mayo and Roscommon, startup 

funding was being made 

available for 35 new treatment 

plants supplying 10,400 

households. 

Tribute 

Paying tribute to the groups 

involved in the amalgamation 

process, the Minister 

said that ‘getting the agreement 

of so many organisations 

to work together for the 

common good reflects, in a 

modern context, the commitment 

and drive that got the 

group scheme movement off 

the ground in the first place’. 

Substantial funding is also 

being provided under this 

year's Rural Water 

Programme to allow 196 

group water schemes, serving 

over 16,000 houses, to be 

taken over by County 

Councils and for a further 35 

schemes, serving up to 4,400 

houses, to secure new connections 

from local authority 

water supply networks. 

Alluding to the fact that 

monies allocated under these 

categories had not been 

Minister Dick Roche TD, pictured in Castlebar on 1 March, at the announcment of a new record allocation under 

the Rural Water Programme for 2007. 

drawn down in recent years, 

Minister Roche called on 

local authorities to ‘pull out 

all the stops so that the GWS 

households depending on 

them for a better service will 

have their aspirations 

realised in 2007’. This was, 

he said, ‘the one area where 

progress ... has been less than 

what I would have liked’. 

Allocations 

The allocations announced 

by the Minister included: 

•a58.7m (41% of total 

Programme funding) for 

new water treatment 

plants for group schemes 

with private sources – up 

from a50m in 2006; 

•a24.7m for 196 group 

water schemes opting to 

be taken over, an increase 

of 46% on the a16.9m 

spent last year; 

•a7.3m to provide 35 

group schemes with new 

connections to local 

authority mains, over 

twice the spend in 2006; 

•a28.4m to grant aid new 

group schemes and extensions 

to existing schemes 

to cater for growing rural 

communities. 

•a22.8m is provided for 

small public water and 

sewerage schemes to help 

with localised water supply 

or sewage issues that 

require local authority 

infrastructure to be 

upgraded or extended. 

The Minister concluded 

that the upgrading plans now 

ready to go ahead with funding 

from the 2007 allocations 

made him very optimistic 

that ‘the rural water quality 

problem that only a few short 

years ago seemed like an 

almost impossible challenge 

is close to being solved once 

and for all’. 

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Welcome 

Welcoming the 2007 allocations, 

NFGWS Chairperson, 

Brendan O’Mahony said: 

The Minister’s presence here 

today, in the frontline of the 

battle against sub-standard 

drinking water, helps to focus 

on the massive and positive 

programme of work that is 

currently underway to bring 

all of our group schemes into 

compliance. 

Pointing to the RWP’s 

‘record of achievement’, Mr 

O’Mahony 

ddddddddd 

said that ‘far from 

being afraid of media or EPA 

scrutiny, our Federation is 

more than happy to set the 

record straight and to demonstrate 

that the investment 

In Castlebar for the Minister’s announcement were some staff members of the Ballina-based Rural Water 

programme is delivering the Services Section of the DoEHLG. Standing l-r: Helen Treacy, Carthage Cusack, Bernadette Ginty, Bernie Reape 

required change.’ 

and Damian Treacy. Bernadette Ginty was recently promoted to Higher Executive Officer. 

Rural Water Programme Allocations 2006 

County DBO Advance Connecting to Takeover Disinfection/ Upgrade of New Small public Total 

proposals DBO Work public main of GWS Sterilisation GWS schemes water/sewerage allocation 

Carlow 1,715,000 400,000 0 500,000 0 0 0 750,000 3,365,000 

Cavan 1,450,000 4,000,000 0 0 0 4,100,000 0 750,000 10,300,000 

Clare 1,450,000 1,030,000 0 1,250,000 500,000 1,725,000 400,000 750,000 7,075,000 

Cork North 0 0 0 800,000 0 625,000 230,000 750,000 2,405,000 

Cork South 0 0 0 700,000 0 0 0 750,000 1,450,000 

Cork West 0 0 0 310,000 0 0 529,000 750,000 1,589,000 

Donegal 0 0 0 4,750,000 0 81,200 750,000 1,750,000 7,331,200 

Dublin area 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Galway 3,175,000 7,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 60,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 750,000 21,485,000 

Kerry 0 0 0 750,000 40,000 125,500 750,000 750,000 2,415,500 

Kildare 213,000 10,000 0 250,000 0 0 1,000,000 750,000 2,223,000 

Kilkenny 716,000 93,000 0 0 0 550,000 0 750,000 2,109,000 

Laois 532,000 735,000 30,000 500,000 0 214,000 0 750,000 2,761,000 

Leitrim 1,000,000 0 1,250,000 4,000,000 0 259,000 550,000 750,000 7,809,000 

Limerick 1,500,000 750,000 0 2,100,000 0 1,730,000 270,000 750,000 7,100,000 

Longford 0 0 500,000 250,000 0 0 600,000 750,000 2,100,000 

Louth 0 0 0 10,000 5,000 16,000 80,000 750,000 1,005,000 

Mayo 3,500,000 8,000,000 1,250,000 2,500,000 340,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 750,000 18,840,000 

Meath 0 85,000 0 100,000 0 340,000 400,000 750,000 1,675,000 

Monaghan 1,700,000 1,000,000 0 10,000 0 250,000 120,950 750,000 3,830,000 

Offaly 0 0 145,000 31,000 100,000 750,000 888,800 750,000 2,664,800 

Roscommon 1,100,000 4,000,000 0 100,000 0 563,000 0 750,000 6,513,000 

Sligo 0 0 0 450,000 0 0 698,000 750,000 1,898,000 

Tipperary Nth 8,500,000 0 0 500,000 0 300,000 300,000 850,000 10,450,000 

Tipperary Sth 0 0 0 195,000 25,000 51,000 74,800 900,000 1,190,000 

Waterford 0 0 0 140,000 0 150,000 0 900,000 1,190,000 

Westmeath 0 0 0 160,000 0 150,000 778,000 750,000 1,838,000 

Wexford 961,000 850,000 0 250,000 0 0 500,000 750,000 3,311,000 

Wicklow 1,863,000 1,450,000 600,000 127,000 0 248,750 581,000 1,200,000 6,070,000 

Total 29,375,000 29,373,000 7,275,000 24,733,500 1,070,000 15,372,450 12,000,550 22,800,000 142,000,000 

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Sinéad Higgins and Joe Gallagher 

Mayo 

Four DBO plants constructed 

as part of DBO bunbdle 1 are 

up and running. These are 

Drummin, Laughta, Kilmeena 

and Brackloon/Spaddagh. 

Two further plants – 

Ballycroy and Glenhest – are 

currently supplying media filtered 

water. Both these plants 

were scheduled to be fully 

commissioned by 16 April. 

The Belderrig plant was to be 

fully operational by 1 April. 

Work on the Kilmovee/Urlaur 

treatment plant is ongoing 

with the estimated take over 

in mid June. There has been 

notable progress in the 

Fahy/Kilmaclasser area [see 

separate report]. 

Ongoing issues relating to 

Special Areas of Conservation 

continue to delay works on 

Lough Mask/Creevagh and 

Ballyglass/Carnacon while 

construction at Glencorrib/ 

Funshina GWS is currently at 

a standstill as a number of 

legal issues are addressed. 

*** 

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Leakage control teams are 

currently working with 

schemes in DBO bundle 1. 

The teams have identified 

individual consumers and 

sections of distribution systems 

with high UFW. It is 

vitally important that, once 

the surveys are completed, 

group water scheme committees 

take ownership of the 

issue and become pro-active 

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in achieving and maintaining 

UFW below the 25% target 

level. High UFW is currently 

delaying full commissioning 

at the Killeen GWS treatment 

plant. There are also high 

levels of UFW in Ballycroy. 

The good news is that 

LoughMask/Creevagh is performing 

better than the 25% 

target and has, in fact, 

reduced UFW to about 10%. 

Brackloon/Spaddagh GWS treatment works, one of the four fully operational new DBO plants in Mayo. 

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Two Liason Monitoring 

Committee (LMC) meetings 

have now been held. These 

meetings are scheduled to 

take place quarterly. The 

most recent meeting was held 

in Castlebar on 5 March. It 

was well attended, with nine 

schemes represented. Also in 

attendance were representatives 

of Earthtech Ltd, Ryan 

Hanley Consulting Engineers 

and Mayo County Council. 

Tommy Staunton (Kilmeena) 

was elected chairperson and 

Alex McDonnell (Kilmovee/ 

Urlar) was elected secretary. 

The next meeting will be held 

on 11 June. 

*** 

Overall progress on Mayo 

DBO bundle 2 is good. 

Tenders from three shortlisted 

contractors were 

opened on Tuesday 3 April. 

The estimated overall completion 

date for this project 

is March 2009. 

*** 

The first advance works contract 

(water conservation) 

which commenced in August 

2006 is due to be completed 

on time in August 2007. 

Tenders for the second 

advance works contract – 

installation of interconnecting 

pipes between schemes 

that have amalgamated/ 

merged – were opened on 

Tuesday, 3 April. 

Meanwhile, a third advance 

works contract in respect of 

the amalgamated PBKS 

Group Water Scheme will go 

to tender shortly. 

*** 

A meeting of Mayo Rural 

Water Monitoring Committee 

was held in Castlebar on 

Wednesday 7 March. 

*** 

The AGM of the Mayo 

Federation of GWS took 

place in the Imperial Hotel 

Castlebar on 29 January. The 

following officers were 

returned for the coming year: 

Joe Harte (Chairperson), 

John Gavin (Secretary) and 

Tom Staunton (Treasurer). 

Mayo Federation sent two 

motions forward to the ADC, 

both of which were passed. 

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Sligo 

The installation of meters is 

ongoing across most 

schemes in the two Sligo 

DBO bundles. Meanwhile, a 

critical mains replacement 

contract is continuing on 

several schemes, including 

Castlebaldwin, Culfadda, 

Geevagh-Highwood and 

Keash. 

On Thursday 22 March Sligo 

County Council hosted a 

series of one-on-one meetings 

with the group schemes 

and the client’s representatives 

to discuss progress on 

the upgrade programme. 

These meetings also dealt 

with the costs involved in 

the upgrades and with any 

concerns raised. 

*** 

The second Liaison 

Monitoring Committee 

meetings for the Sligo DBO 

bundles took place on 27 

March. Representatives of 

the schemes (and substitute 

representatives) attended the 

meetings, as did representatives 

of TSSL Ltd. (DBO 

contractor), Jennings 

O’Donovan and T. J. O’ 

Connor & Associates 

(Client’s Reps), Sligo 

County Council and the 

NFGWS. 

*** 

The first invoices have been 

issued to the group schemes 

by the DBO contractor, 

TSSL Ltd. 

*** 

Water conservation is high on 

the agenda in Sligo. RTE’s 

Ear to the Ground programme 

in February focused 

attention on the issue, not 

least on the wastefulness of 

washing down dirty farmyards 

with a hose. 

According to Sligo’s Rural 

Water Liaison Officer, 

Kathleen McTiernan, ‘you 

could not have bought the 

publicity’. Since the broadcast, 

there has growing interest 

in water conservation 

measures and in rainwater 

harvesting. 

Roscommon 

The advance works contract 

for interconnecting pipework 

on the amalgamated schemes 

is due to go to tender in April. 

Work will begin on Mid 

Roscommon Co-op. 

*** 

DBO tender documents were 

to be issued to the pre-qualified 

tenderers in early April. 

Completed tenders will have 

to be submitted in 14 weeks. 

Ulster 

Region 

by Jean Gibson & 

Brian MacDonald 

Cavan 

The Annual General Meeting 

of Cavan Federation of 

Group Water Schemes was 

held on Monday 5 March. 28 

delegates representing 14 

group schemes attended. 

Also in attendance were 

Kevin Smith, Rural Water 

Liaison Officer for Cavan 

County Council and Jean 

Gibson on behalf of the 

National Federation of Group 

Water Schemes. 

Federation Chairperson 

Michael Mulvey highlighted 

the fact that Cavan’s drawdown 

of funding for 2006 

was a13.8 million, well in 

*** 

Two more amalgamations – 

Curracreigh Co-op and Oran 

Ballintober Co-op – have 

been agreed. This leaves only 

one proposed amalgamation 

to be finalised, depending on 

the success of finding a new 

source to supply both Camlin 

Ballinameen GWS and 

Tartan Scurmore GWS. The 

first source identified showed 

very high levels of ammonia. 

excess of the a7.85 million 

originally allocated under the 

Rural Water Programme. He 

acknowledged the progress 

made across the three DBO 

bundles in the county as well 

as the work done on schemes 

with regard to leak detection. 

He stressed the importance of 

appointing managers to run 

the day-to-day business, 

while remaining answerable 

to a GWS commttee. 

The outgoing committee was 

re-elected with the addition 

of Mairéad Sheirdan as 

Assistant Secretary. 

*** 

A meeting of the East Cavan 

LMC took place on 16 

January. All 10 schemes are 

now operational since the 

remaining scheme Dhuish 

was switched on after 

*** 

Additional geophysics on the 

Derrinacartha and Camlin 

Ballinameen schemes will 

hopefully identify potential 

new sources. This will be followed 

by trial drilling on the 

two sites, as well as pump 

testing and water quality testing. 

If the results prove positive 

these sources will be 

brought into production. 


Christmas. The reservoir 

refurbishment works contract 

on the bundle is also completed. 

There have been 

problems for some schemes 

due to radio communication 

errors at reservoirs. These 

resulted in disruption to 

water supplies. The DBO 

contracotr, Veolia is working 

to resolve these communication 

problems. 

Following on from the LMC 

meeting, an information 

meeting for the bundle was 

held on 15 March to go 

through information available 

on the treatment plants 

via Veolia’s website. 

*** 

Clifferna GWS has appointed 

Frances O’Neill as manager. 

We wish Frances every success 

in her new position. 

Minister Brendan Smith, TD (wearing safety jacket), was present to mark the start to a a3 million contract that 

will bring a fully treated drinking water supply to members of the recently-formed Poles Group Water Scheme. 

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*** 

On the South West Cavan 

DBO bundle all 4 treatment 

plants are now operational. 

The Erne Valley plant went 

into operation on Tuesday 27 

March, but the scheme continues 

to work on reducing 

UFW/leakages. 

Lavey/Ballyheelan GWS 

treatment plant is currently 

operating over its design 

capacity. The management 

committee is confident that 

leakage on the distribution 

network is minimal, but they 

are considering having a full 

water audit carried out to 

establish actual usage in 

relation to demand. 

*** 

An LMC meeting for this 

bundle was held on 20 March 

and Ciarán Duffy (EPS) is 

currently distributing laptops 

to the schemes. 

*** 

A meeting of the LMC for the 

West Cavan DBO bundle 

took place on 17 January. 

Following lake source 

reports carried out for the 

both Doobally GWS and 

Gowlan GWS, it was concluded 

that both sources contain 

algae and additional 

treatment is being installed to 

resolve taste and odour problems. 

Work is ongoing on the 

Milltown GWS to resolve 

taste and odour issues there. 

*** 

On 16 February, the recentlyestablished 

Poles GWS 

signed a contract worth about 

a3 million with Conwell 

Contractors for the construction 

of their scheme. This 

will extend a public water 

supply to homes, farms and 

businesses in the Poles, 

Crubany and Lavey areas. 

Above: Some of those who attended the Monaghan GWS federation 

annual general meeting on 24 January. 

Below: l-r Cecil and Stewart and George McMeel who were honoured at 

a tribute night organised by Glaslough/Tyholland GWS to mark their 

retirement after long years of service to the scheme. See story on next page. 

Monaghan 

A Meeting of the Monaghan 

LMC took place on 24 

January. There are minor outstanding 

works to be completed 

at the Stranooden plant. 

*** 

Killanny/Reaghstown GWS 

continues to operate well 

beyond its design capacity. 

Both the National Federation 

and Monaghan County 

Council have worked closely 

with the scheme in recent 

months in an attempt deal 

with local problems in terms 

of UFW and finance. T. J. 

O’Connor & Associates 

Consulting Engineers were 

appointed to carry out a 

detailed examination of the 

scheme’s water demand. A 

public information meeting 

on these issues was held in 

the area on Tuesday 3 April. 


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Top: At Cavan GWS Federation AGM, Brendan Cooney (Clifferna GWS) 

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Project reveals worsening pollution 

implications for residents outlined at public meeting 

Members of Churchill & 

Oram Group Water Scheme 

near Castleblayney have 

been told that the relatively 

high levels of chlorination 

in their drinking water supply 

at present are due to one 

stark fact - the deteriorating 

quality of the raw water 

source at Milltown Lake. 

This was the message 

delivered by Matt Kelly, head 

of operations for Veolia 

Water, at a well-attended 

public information meeting 

in Mullyash Community 

Centre on 15 March. 

Veolia is the company contracted 

to run DBO treatment 

plants for most County 

Monaghan group schemes 

(and three public schemes). 

According to Mr Kelly, a 

chlorine residual of .8 mg per 

litre is being maintained on 

the Churchill & Oram GWS 

supply, as this is required to 

ensure the safety of water 

along the network. On most 

other schemes the dosage is 

maintained at about .5 mg. 

Arguing that it is in everybody’s 

interests to see the 

level of chlorination reduced, 

Mr Kelly added that this 

would require a significant 

improvement in the quality of 

water being abstracted from 

Milltown Lake. However, the 

Glaslough/Tyholland GWS 

tribute to veterans 

The death of Frank Reid on 23 January brought to mind a 

special function on 26 October last when he and two colleagues 

– Cecil Stewart and George McMeel – were honoured 

on their retirement as board members of 

Glaslough/Tyholland GWS after 28 years service. 

According to scheme chairperson, Peter Sherry, in the early 

years scheme meetings were held in Frank Reid’s house, some 

of which lasted late into the night! Mr Sherry continued: 

‘Frank was a dedicated member who, along with Cecil and 

George and a few others canvassed the area to ensure there 

were enough people willing to pay towards setting up a GWS 

to bring water on tap to a wide area of north Monaghan. 

‘For his part, Cecil Stewart acted as treasurer in the years since 

then, working unsocial hours without any compensation or 

travelleing expenses for the good of the scheme. 

‘During his active years with the scheme, George McMeel 

served as chairperson from 1982 until his retirement in 2006. 

One of the highlights of his term was the official opening by 

A section of the large attendance at the Churchill & Oram GWS information night for members. 

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evidence at present suggests 

an ongoing deterioration in 

raw water quality. 

Source Protection 

On a positive note, Mr Kelly 

warmly welcomed the 

Interim Report on the 

National Source Protection 

Pilot Project based in the 

Churchill & Oram GWS 

catchment area. He said that 

the report was a huge step 

forward in finding solutions 

to water pollution problems. 

For more on the Interim 

Report, see page 13. 

Glaslough/Tyholland Chairperson, Peter Sherry (left), presenting an 

award of Cavan Crystal to the late Frank Reid and his wife Bríd at a 

special function on 26 October 2006. Also honoured that evening were 

veteran committee members Cecil Stewart and George McMeel. 

Minister Noel Dempsey, TD, of a new treatment plant at 

Derrygasson, on Emy Lough. 

All three honorees were amongst the small group of individuals 

who secured loans of £3,000 each to ensure that there 

were sufficient funds to complete this contract.



Long-standing Rural Water 

Liaison Officer for County 

Monaghan, Paddy Sweeney, 

recently retired from his 

position. Delegates to 

Monaghan GWS Federation 

AGM in Febrauary heard a 

warm tribute to paddy’s role 

Leinster Region 

by Barry Deane & 

Joe Gallagher 

The South Leinster DBO 

bundle is progressing well. 

Civil works are almost complete 

on Ballinabranna GWS, 

Ballacolla GWS and 

Castlewarren GWS, while 

construction is ongoing on 

Ballycallan GWS, Kilanerin 

GWS and Glynn/St. Mullins 

GWS. 

Over the next few weeks construction 

will commence on 

some of the public schemes 

in the bundle along with 

Castleinch GWS. 

Ongoing monthly progress 

meetings are being held with 

the contractor EPS Ltd. 

*** 

At this stage all of the 

designs for the remaining 

schemes have been completed 

and are being reviewed by T. 

J. O’Connor & Associates 

(Client’s Representatives). 

All applications for ESB connections 

have now been 

made and these are being 

progressed by the ESB. 

Thankfully to date there have 

been no major delays and the 

ESB has commenced work 

on several sites. This is priority 

as some of the groups are 

currently using mobile generators 

to pump water from 

their newly developed 

sources into their systems. 

*** 

It was hoped that EPS would 

be further progressed on the 

construction phase of the 

project at this stage. 

However, there were a number 

of unfortunate delays during 

the design stage. EPS 

in support of the group 

scheme sector and Rural 

Water News joins in extending 

him best wishes in his 

retirement. 

*** 

Addressing delegates to the 

AGM, Monaghan Federation 

chairperson Hugh O’Reilly 

remains confident that they 

will be able to make up for 

lost time as they have now 

taken on further civil contractors 

and well drillers. This 

will ensure major progress 

being made over the coming 

months. 

Carlow & Wexford 

The Federation representing 

both counties held its AGM 

in Leighlinbridge in 

February. James Kehoe of 

Blackstairs GWS was elected 

chairperson in place of 

Patrick Farrell, who stepped 

down from the position. 

Patrick was thanked by 

everyone in attendance for all 

his hard work over the years. 

The meeting also nominated 

Mike Reddy for the Board of 

the NFGWS and he was successfully 

elected at the ADC 

on 14 March. 

*** 

Ballinabranna held a wellattended 

AGM in February 

and it was well attended. 

Patrick Farrell retired as 

chairperson, having served in 

that position since 1969! 

Patrick was thanked for all 

his efforts over the years dating 

back to the construction 

of the scheme. Apart from his 

voluntary efforts on the committee 

and chairperson of the 

county federation, he served 

as a representative on the 

County Rural Water 

Monitoring Committee and 

travelled around the county 

encouraging schemes to affiliate 

with the NFGWS following 

its formation in 1998. 

Another loss for the scheme 

was the retirement of another 

stalwart over many years. 

Jimmy Townsend stepped 

down as maintenance man, a 

said that one of the ‘most 

promising developments’ of 

2006 had been the formation 

of ‘an informal but very 

active Federation sub-committee 

to discuss pricing and 

a wide range of other issues 

of concern to individual 

schemes’. He continued: 

role he fulfilled with great 

dedication and skill over the 

14 years with the scheme. 

We wish the very best to both 

men who have been a pleasure 

to work with and to the 

new chairperson, Austin 

Kinsella. 

*** 

Civil Construction is completed 

on the Ballinabranna 

GWS treatment works. 

Mechanical and electrical 

works will be completed over 

the coming weeks. 

*** 

Construction has also started 

on Glynn/St. Mullins GWS. 

Michael Ryan is the Civil 

Sub-Contractor for EPS. The 

group has completed an 

hydraulic model of the 

scheme and is using the data 

from this to improve pressure 

on the high points along the 

network as well as in identifying 

sections of critical mains 

to be replaced. 

Kildare 

Representatives from Kildare 

GWS were invited to attend 

‘The sharing of information, 

advice and even reassurance 

between participants on this 

committee clearly underlines 

the benefits of federation and 

of mutual co-operation. 

When we stand together and 

when we work together, anything 

is possible.’ 

the Wicklow Federation 

AGM held in Baltinglass in 

February. Several schemes 

decided to send delegates and 

they were pleased to be able 

to air their views and contribute 

in putting forward 

motions to the National 

Federation ADC. The covered 

several issues, including 

DBO contracts, the annual 

subsidy and funding for 

water conservation measures. 

*** 

Kilmead GWS held a wellattended 

annual general 

meeting in March. It is hoped 

that work will commence on 

phase two of the group this 

year. At present, 120 houses 

in the Kilmead area have a 

treated drinking water supply 

thanks to the efforts of the 

committee over the last few 

years. 

*** 

Kilteel GWS will be meeting 

with representatives from the 

NFGWS and Kildare County 

Council over the next few 

weeks to discuss an upgrading 

proposal. 

Kildare/Wicklow Federation delegates, Wendy Kavanagh and John Fox 

pictured at the National Federation of Group Water Schemes ADC. 

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Kilkenny 

The county Federation held 

its AGM on 12 February in 

Dicksboro GAA club. Those 

present expressed serious 

concern about the fact that 

Kilkenny did not draw down 

its full RWP allocation in 

2006. There are a number of 

groups interested in universal 

metering but are denied 

financial support under current 

grant aid restrictions. 

The meeting put forward 

motions to the ADC on this 

and other matters and three 

delegates were nominated to 

attend and speak to the 

motions. The county 

Federation to meet again in 

April to discuss the outcome 

of the ADC. 

*** 

Construction is nearing completion 

on Castlewarren 

GWS DBO treatment plant. 

The necessary mechanical 

and electrical works will be 

commencing in the coming 

weeks. Work has commenced 

on Ballycallan and is due to 

commence on Castleinch 

within the next month. 

*** 

Coolagh/Caherlesk GWS 

held its AGM in March. 

Water quality on the scheme 

is excellent and the committee 

hopes to start work on the 

next section of their upgrade 

over the coming months. 

scheme is now universally 

metered and the committee 

hopes to progress with the 

next phase of their upgrade 

on the distribution mains. 

This will also involve a 

physical amalgamation with 

Killeaney GWS. 

Louth 

The county council has been 

pro-active in communicating 

to group water schemes the 

implications of the recentlyintroduced 

drinking water 

monitoring regulations. It is 

hoped that an information 

meeting on the issue will be 

organised shortly. 

Louth has largely completed 

all GWS upgrades. However, 

continued microbiological 

failures on some schemes (as 

reported in the latest EPA 

report) suggest recontamination 

on the networks. 

Again, it is hoped that comprehensive 

network management 

training can be organised 

this year. 

Meath 

Following a recent water 

audit carried out on Kiltale 

GWS, the consequent actions 

taken by the management 

committee has resulted in a 

25% reduction in demand. 

Further work is ongoing in 

this area. 

Offaly 

Offaly received a2.66 million 

for their Rural Water 

Programme for 2007. Two 

small GWS – Clondelara 

GWS and the Durrow GWS – 

have proposed to carry out 

works over the coming year 

that will connect them to 

public supplies. 

*** 

Offaly County Council will 

carry out a source protection 

and risk assessment study for 

all 16 privately-sourced group 

water schemes. This initiative 

will be a huge benefit for all 

GWS in the county. 

*** 

Other upgrading works that 

are planned for the coming 

year include; pipelines on 

Mountlucas GWS, a new 

reservoir and rising main on 

Ballyboy GWS, a new production 

well for Rath GWS, a 

new reservoir for 

Ballykilleen GWS, a new 

source for Killeigh GWS, 

upgrading works at the 

source of Clareen GWS. 

Tubber GWS is currently 

planning to upgrade their 

existing disinfection plant. 

Wexford 

It is hoped work will start on 

Blackstairs GWS treatment 

plant in the coming weeks. 

The GWS is currently looking 

at upgrading their reservoirs 

and break tanks on the 

network. During March the 

issue of universal metering 

on the scheme was discussed. 

Most committee members 

agree that this will be essential 

for the future management 

of the scheme, but cost 

will be the deciding issue. 

The group is beginning a survey 

of all the connections this 

month (April). 

Wicklow 

Oldcourt GWS held their 

AGM in Kilbride hall during 

March. It is hoped that work 

will be commencing on the 

pipeline for oldest group in 

the country to connect themselves 

and Manor Kilbride to 

the public mains during the 

summer. 

Laois 

The county Federation met 

in the Castle Arms Hotel, 

Durrow, in February. 

Chairperson and NFGWS 

Board member Jimmy Walsh 

expressed disappointment 

with the turnout. Having said 

that, the delegates that did 

attend found the meeting 

informative. A motion on 

source protection was forwarded 

to the ADC. 

*** 

Civil works on Ballacolla 

GWS are complete. 

Mechanical and electrical 

equipment will be installed in 

the coming months. The 

Drilling for water a new water source on Castlewarren GWS, County Kilkenny. Work has begun on the 

scheme’s new treatment plant, being constructed as part of the South Leinster DBO bundle. 

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Munster 

Region 

by Joe Gallagher & 

Barry Deane 

Clare 

The first meeting of the Clare 

Liaison Monitoring committee 

was held on the 19 

February. An update was 

given by the Consultants, 

Jennings O’Donovan and the 

DBO contractor, EPS. 

Schemes expressed frustration 

at the lack of communication 

from the contractor 

and there was also concern 

about water usage, as 

schemes had no way of measuring 

it until the laptops were 

available. A follow-up meeting 

was held on 26 March to 

deal with other outstanding 

issues. 

*** 

Taking over certificates have 

been issued for all four GWS 

in the DBO bundle and snagging 

is ongoing at all plants. 

*** 

The LMC meeting in 

February was followed by the 

AGM of Clare GWS 

Federation. Two motions 

were put forward for consideration 

at the ADC. 

Cork 

Work is ongoing throughout 

the county on a number of 

schemes. South Cork availed 

of its full allocation under the 

Rural Water Programme for 

2006 and it looks very likely 

that they will do the same for 

2007. 

*** 

Clonpriest GWS held an 

information meeting during 

January. The scheme is currently 

considering a major 

upgrade. This scheme was 

considering being taken over 

by the council but members 

have decided to remain private 

for the time being. 

Limerick 

Limerick Federation held its 

AGM on 20 February. Two 

motions were put forward on 

the night. Chairperson Kevin 

Hanley raised a number of 

important issues for GWS to 

be aware of in relation to 

insurance, disconnection of a 

member and connection fees. 

The GWS were reminded 

that the second half of the 

15% local contribution for 

the design build works was 

now due to the county council. 

John Hennessy who was 

voted in as secretary of the 

Limerick Federation. 

*** 

Process proving is complete 

on 20 of the 24 plants in the 

bundle at the moment, and is 

ongoing on the remaining 

GWS. So far 12 taking over 

certificates have been issued 

with another 8 requested. 

There are a number a additional 

works to be carried out 

as part of the contract such as 

well decommissioning, site 

fencing, landscaping and 

snagging and these works 

will be completed soon. 

Killone GWS treatment plant is operated by EPA as part of the Clare 

DBO bundle project. All four plants are now supplying treated water. 

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Limerick’s first Liaison 

Monitoring Committee meeting 

was held on 20 February. 

An update on advanced 

works was provided by Niall 

McCaffery of T. J. O’Connor 

& Associates, while Denis 

McElliot of EPS gave a presentation. 

Several schemes 

had concerns about the levels 

of chlorine in the network. 

EPS said they would visit 

each of the GWS in question 

and take various readings at 

points where the complaints 

were made to measure the 

levels. Glen Baine discussed 

the monthly reports and 

invoicing with the GWS and 

also explained the indexation 

rate for the bundle. 

*** 

At a follow-up meeting on 27 

March, each of the schemes 

received a laptop from the 

contractor . This gives them 

access to their plant at any 

time and allows each scheme 

to monitor output from the 

plant as well as chemical 

usage and levels in the reservoir. 

This will assist schemes 

in controlling wastage. As 

promised, EPS had visited 

the GWS with chlorine issues 

and the schemes involved 

were very satisfied with the 

assistance given to them. 

*** 

Pipeline contracts are underway 

on Caherline/Newtown, 

Lough Gur and Kilfinny 

group schemes. Similar works 

are almost complete on 

Granagh GWS. The next 

schemes hoping to start upgrading 

works are 

Ballybricken and Glenstal . 

Tipperary 

Tipperary GWS Federation 

held an annual general meeting 

and information evening 

recently. A motion was forwarded 

to the National 

Federation’s ADC, proposing 

that every Regional Training 

Centre have the resources 

required to provide all training 

courses, including the course 

in leak detection. 

Some of the Galway delegates to the National Federation of Group Water Schemes ADC in Athlone. 


Grasp Opportunity 

Calling on scheme’s that have 

not yet grasped the current 

opportunities for funding 

towards progressing an 

upgrade plan, to do so without 

delay, Mr O’Mahony 

turned his attention to the 

new monitoring regulations: 

‘Far from fearing such 

scrutiny, we welcome it. So 

long as it is fair and so long 

as it is transparent, closer 

monitoring is in everyone’s 

best interests. What we 

would ask, however, is that 

the results of monitoring be 

communicated to schemes as 

rapidly as possible, particularly 

where any problem is 

identified.’ 

Annual Subsidy 

Addressing the need for management 

and the inevitable 

financial; burden that this 

will impose on scheme’s, Mr 

O’Mahony emphasised the 

urgent requirement for ‘realistic 

pricing’ by schemes’. 

Good News 

There was good news, 

however, for amalgamated 

group water schemes in the 

West of Ireland. Following a 

submission from the 

NFGWS, Mr O’Mahony 

revealed that the Department 

had agreed to fund the 

employment of general managers 

on such schemes for a 

two-year period . 

Above: Kilkenny delegate, Tim 

O’Connor made a strong case for 

funding toward universal metering 

on non-DBO schemes. 

Left: Newly-elected member of the 

NFGWS Board, Mike Reddy of 

Wexford (left) in conversation 

with National Co-ordinator, Seán 

Clerkin (centre) and the 

Federation’s joint treasurer, 

Paddy Ward (right). 

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Galway 

Since December the remaining 

four amalgamations have 

been completed, involving 11 

schemes. Ballyaneen and 

Annagh/Rakerin have formed 

Ballyaneen/Rakerin GWS 

Co-op Society Ltd. In 

January, Tobberoe GWS and 

Coalpits GWS merged with 

Glynsk Creggs GWS Co-op 

Society Ltd. At special general 

meetings on 26 February 

Kiltiernan GWS merged with 

Castletaylor GWS and 

Lavallyconnor/Lisnagranchy 

GWS. The final amalgamation 

agreed on 5 March saw 

Peterswell GWS and 

Cloghaun/Castleboy GWS 

form Peterswell/Castledaly 

Co-op Society GWS. 

*** 

Contract documents for 

Galway DBO bundle 2 have 

been forwarded to the 

DoEHLG for final approval 

before being issued to the 

shortlisted DBO contractors. 

Tendering is expected to 

commence in Mid April. 

Prior to issuing documents to 

the Department, a meeting 

was held in Athenry on 22 

February, where Ryan 

Hanley, Galway County 

Council and the NFGWS met 

schemes on an individual 

basis to finalise details 

regarding their upgrade. 

*** 

Site investigation is almost 

complete on the DBO sites. 

The 2nd advance works contract 

due to go to tender in the 

coming weeks will be the 

new rising main and reservoir 

for Glynsk Creggs GWS and 

interconnecting pipework 

required to link up to two 

smaller schemes. It will also 

include the access road, 

meters and interconnecting 

pipework for the 9 GWS 

amalgamated as Cappataggle 

District Community GWS. 

The 3rd advance works contract 

will include pipework 

and meters for CBC GWS 

while the 4th contract will 

provide the DBO infrastructure 

required for the stand 

alone GWS ie Ballinakill 

GWS, Abbey Kylemore 

GWS, Lettermullen GWS, 

Gallagh GWS, Clonbur 

Cornamona PWS and 

Bullaun GWS. 

Several rationalised schemes, 

including Ballinabanaba, 

Lydacan, Barnaderg and 

Kilconierin will have meters, 

pipework and access roads as 

required completed as part of 

the 5th contract. The 6th contract 

will provide meters and 

pipework to Peterswell/ 

Castledaly GWS, Kiltiernan 

GWS and Menlough GWS. 

*** 

In March a meeting was held 

with Cappataggle District 

Community GWS to discuss 

proposed works under the 

advance works contract. 

Similar meetings will be held 

with other GWS in advance 

of their contract documents 

being finalised. 

*** 

A very well attended information 

meeting was held on 

1 March for the members of 

Menlough GWS. Ryan 

Hanley and NFGWS were 

present to explain details of 

the proposed upgrade project. 

*** 

Technical meetings and steering 

group meetings are held 

on a regular basis to advance 

second Galway bundle, the 

largest of its kind in Ireland. 

The NFGWS would like to 

thank Michael Lyons, 

Caherdine Caherdevane GWS 

for his contribution to the 

Galway DBO 2 Steering 

Group. Michael has stepped 

down and is replaced by 

Martin Loughnane of 

Cappataggle District 

Community GWS. 

*** 

Galway Federation AGM 

was held in Athenry on 26 

January and was very well 

attended. NFGWS National 

Co-ordinator, Seán Clerkin, 

was in attendance. He 

stressed the importance of 

schemes taking ‘ownership’ 

of the UFW issue and 

encouraged those present to 

consider employing managers, 

where feasible. 

*** 

The 2nd meeting of the 

Galway DBO 1 LMC was 

held on 7 March with nearly 

all GWS represented. Both 

Ryan Hanley and TSSL 

(DBO Contractor) provided 

reports on progress to date. 

Daniel Flatherty, Cloonluane 

GWS was elected 

Chairperson, Michael Moran, 

Caherlistrane GWS as Vice 

Chairperson while Philip 

Comer, Milltown GWS was 

elected as Secretary. 

*** 

Up to 31 December take over 

certificates had issued for 7 

of the 14 treatment plants in 

DBO bundle 1. The testing 

period at the New Inn and 

Caherlistrane plants is complete. 

An application for a 

take-over-certificate has been 

made for Caherlistrane. 

Further study is required at 

the New Inn plant before an 

application for a take over 

certificate is made. 

*** 

Lettergesh was commissioned 

on the 15 February but 

had to wait to begin its 3- 

week process-proving test, 

due to lack of power supply 

at Cloonluane, which houses 

the radio repeater station for 

Lettergesh. These works 

should be completed as we 

go to press. 

*** 

Commissioning works at the 

Milltown GWS plant have 

been more difficult than 

anticipated. Further testing is 

required before process 

proving can commence. An 

engineer from Corrix (DAF 

plant supplier) has been 

working on the plant. 

*** 

It was expected that the ESB 

would be on Inis Meáin 

towards the end of March to 

carry out necessary electricity 

supply works. 

Representatives of schemes in Cappataggle & District Community GWS 

examining network upgrade plans at a special meeting in March. 

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Cleggan has been pre-commissioned 

– all chemicals 

(alum, soda ash plus sodium 

hypochlorite) have been 

delivered. If power is not 

connected before the plant is 

due to go on process proving 

period, then TSSL will put a 

generator in place at the 

reservoir. 

*** 

Minor snagging work is on 

going in relation to advance 

works contract no. 1. This 

contract involved installing 

water conservation infrastructure 

on all schemes – 

except Milltown, 

Barnarusheen and 

Caherlistrane – as well as 

network improvement works 

on Brierfield GWS 

*** 

Advance works contract no. 

2 involved installation of 

interconnecting pipework, 

rising mains and water conservation 

infrastructure on 

Milltown GWS and 

Caherlistrane GWS. 1,600 of 

the projected 2,200 meter 

boxes have been installed at 

Caherlistrane GWS, while 

over 6 kilometres from 

Ballymary to Belmont has 

been laid at Milltown GWS. 

*** 

Pipelaying works at 

Barnarusheen have been 

completed as part of advance 

works contract no. 3. 

Chamber construction and 

reinstatement works are 

ongoing. Works in Cleggan 

and Cloonluane that are part 

of this contract are in 

progress. 

*** 

An information meeting for 

Galway DBO 1 GWS was 

held on 27 March. Jean 

Gibson explained the structure 

of the invoices which 

had now been issued by 

TSSL for the first quarter. 

Jamie Donald stressed the 

need to reduce UFW and 

carry out leak detection 

works on their GWS. Karen 

Mulkeen outlined the new 

Examining plans for the Aughrim section of the Cappataggle network. 

drinking water regulations 

which were introduced into 

law in early March. 

*** 

Schemes in DBO bunde 1 

have been advised to check 

chlorine levels along their 

distribution networks using 

the chlorine residual monitors 

that have been supplied. 

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STRUCTURES OF NATIONAL FEDERATION 

OF GROUP WATER SCHEMES 

The National Federation of Group Water Schemes was formally established as a Co-operative Society in 1998. 

OFFICERS 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Brendan O’Mahony Chairperson John Heslin Roscommon FGWS 

Michael John Kilgannon Vice-Chairperson Jimmy Walsh Laois FGWS 

Tony Prendiville Secretary Tom Burke Clare FGWS 

Vincent Farrelly Joint Treasurer John O’Donnell Galway FGWS 

Paddy Ward Joint Treasurer Joe Harte Mayo FGWS 

Michael (Mac) Boyd Monaghan FGWS 

Gerald McCarthy Special Advisor 

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR/CEO 

Seán Clerkin National Co-ordinator Tel.: 047-72766 

24 Old Cross Square Fax: 047-72788 

Monaghan Mobile: 087-2808472 

E-mail: sean@nfgws.ie 

DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATORS 

MEMBERS 

Colm Brady Senior Development Co-ordinator (Training) Tel.: 047-72766 

24 Old Cross Square Mobile: 087-2300214 

Monaghan 

E-mail: colm@nfgws.ie 

Sinéad Higgins 

Senior Development Co-ordinator (Quality Assurance) 

Unit 29, N17 Business Park Tel./Fax: 093-28712 

Galway Rd., Mobile: 087-2930204 

Tuam, County Galway 

E-mail: sinead@nfgws.ie 

STAFF 

Barry Deane NFGWS Development Officer Tel.: 057-9328068 

12 Henry Street Mobile: 087-6866099 

Tullamore, County Offaly 

E-mail: barry@nfgws.ie 

Joe Gallagher NFGWS Development Officer Tel./Fax: 057-9328068 

12 Henry Street Mobile: 087-2808471 

Tullamore, County Offaly 

E-mail: joe@nfgws.ie 

Catríona Greaney 

Paul Connolly 

Karen Mulkeen 

NFGWS Development Officer 

Unit 29, N17 Business Park Tel./Fax: 093-28712 

Galway Rd, Mobile: 087-2357157 

Tuam, County Galway 

E-mail: catriona@nfgws.ie 

NFGWS Development Officer 

Enterprise Centre Tel./Fax: 094-9381802 

Aiden Street Mobile: 087-2934297 

Kiltimagh, County Mayo 

E-mail: paul@nfgws.ie 

NFGWS Health & Safety Officer 

Enterprise Centre Tel./Fax: 094-9381802 

Aiden Street Mobile: 087-2934297 

Kiltimagh, County Mayo 

E-mail: karen@nfgws.ie 

Brian MacDonald NFGWS Research & Evaluation Officer Tel.: 042-9742228 

Boyher, Rockcorry Mobile: 087-2028051 

County Monaghan 

E-mail: brian@nfgws.ie 

Jean Gibson NFGWS DBO Validation Officer Tel.: 047-72766 

24 Old Cross Square Mobile: 087-2509225 

Monaghan 

E-mail: jean@nfgws.ie 

Julie Brannigan NFGWS Clerical Officer Tel.: 047-72766 

24 Old Cross Square Fax: 047-72788 

Monaghan 

E-mail: julie@nfgws.ie 

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