asked the Minister for Finance if he will give the following information with regard to the administration of Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, namely:—(a) the number of petitions lodged with the Tipperary North Riding County Council, and the Tipperary South Riding County Council respectively, for the carrying out of arterial drainage; (b) the names of the rivers or streams involved or any other information which is necessary for the identification of these petitions; (c) the number and names of petitions examined into and recommended by each County Council; (d) the number of applications which have been examined into by the Office of Public Works in each administrative county, and the number and names of those sanctioned, and the Government grants offered in each case; and (e) the number and names of applications which have been examined into by the Office of Public Works and rejected, and the reasons for rejection.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - ARTERIAL DRAINAGE ACT ADMINISTRATION.
I have no information as to the number of petitions lodged with the county councils, but I can give the required particulars as to those they have forwarded to the Commissioners of Public Works. As these particulars are rather long I have had them embodied in a statement which I am sending to the Deputy.
The following is the statement:—
ARTERIAL DRAINAGE ACT, 1925, CO. TIPPERARY, 27/7/'27.
|
District.NORTH RIDING. |
Scheme No. |
Present position. |
|
Ballynahow |
107 |
Inspected by Engineer; valued; reports under consideration with the existing Farney Bridge and Ballynahow D.D. |
|
Bilboa River |
102 |
Not yet inspected. |
|
Black River |
111 |
do. |
|
Clonmore |
99 |
Inspected by Engineer; report under consideration in connection with the existing Templemore D.D. |
|
Cloughjordan |
110 |
Inspected by Engineer and valued; facts of case submitted to Co. Councils. Tipperary Co. Council refused to contribute and scheme must therefore be dropped. |
|
Conmogue River |
101 |
Not yet inspected. |
|
*Currabaha River |
103 |
Inspected by Engineer; valued; reports under consideration. |
|
Gurtagarry River |
106 |
Not yet inspected. |
|
*Kilruane (Nenagh) River |
112 |
See No. 103, Currabaha River. |
|
Lough Mahinch River |
109 |
Not yet inspected. |
|
Newport Rivers |
105 |
|
|
(348 Limerick) |
do. |
|
|
River Suir |
100 |
Rejected owing to cost. |
|
Twomileborris |
108 |
Not yet inspected. |
|
Whitefield River |
104 |
Inspected by Engineer; under consideration with existing Templemore D.D. |
|
SOUTH RIDING. |
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|
Anner River |
415 |
|
|
(353 Kilkenny) |
Not yet inspected. |
|
|
Multeen River |
11 |
Scheme prepared and submitted to votes of occupiers of affected lands. Inquiry to be held in respect of objections. The Government free grant is 25% of the actual cost of the cost. |
|
Tar River |
414 |
Not yet inspected. |
* These two petitions (Nos. 103 and 112) are being considered together.