I move:—
Chun críche aon Achta a rithfar sa tSiosón so chun socrú do dhéanamh chun talamh do dhréineáil agus chun talamh do leasú tré dhréineáil, go bhfuil sé oiriúnach a údarú go n-íocfar amach as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas— |
That, for the purpose of any Act of the present Session to make provision for the drainage of land and improvement of land by drainage, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas of— |
(a) an méid is cóir leis an Aire Airgid de sna contaísí fé n-a raghaidh Coimisinéirí na nOibreacha Puiblí i ndéanamh aon scéime dréineála fén Acht san; agus |
(a) so much as the Minister for Finance shall think proper of the expenses incurred by the Commissioners of Public Works in carrying out any drainage scheme under such Act; and |
(b) dhá dtrian de sna costaisí fé n-a raghaidh Coimisinéirí na nOibreacha Puiblí fén Acht san mar gheall ar aon scéim dréineála ná beidh déanta ina iomlán. |
(b) two-thirds of the expenses incurred by the Commissioners of Public Works under such Act in connection with any drainage scheme not fully carried out. |
There is no limit in the resolution, or in the Bill, as to the contributions that may be made from the Exchequer in the carrying out of any particular scheme of drainage. That is a matter that will be decided in each particular instance, and it will in every instance come before the Dáil by way, either of a supplementary estimate, or will appear in the annual Estimates, unless the scheme were to be a very small one indeed, and might be covered by some general heading in a provision for minor drainage works.
It is provided that only two-thirds of the expenses incurred in connection with any scheme not fully carried out, shall be defrayed by the Commissioners of Public Works. As the Parliamentary Secretary explained, the purpose of that is to ensure there will be some scrutiny of schemes by the county councils, and that we will not have bogus schemes, or schemes that are not worth any consideration, sent forward, with the consequent expense of inquiring into and examining them being cast upon the central authorities.