asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware that the Commissioners of Public Works submitted proposals to the Mayo County Council for the drainage of the River Robe and its tributaries in April, 1928; that the Commissioners were notified of the Council's concurrence in September, 1928, when the necessary statutory resolutions and guarantees required by the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, were passed by the Council and submitted to the Commissioners; that a detailed engineering survey of the whole district, a valuation of the affected lands, and an assessment of the estimated increase in value for each individual holding was made and a report submitted to the Commissioners by their engineers in February, 1930, and if he will now state what steps have been taken by the Commissioners since 1930 to have the drainage of that river and its tributaries carried out.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Drainage of River Robe.
As has been pointed out to the Deputy in reply to previous questions, subsequent to the receipt of their engineer's report in February, 1930, the Commissioners of Public Works had further necessary extensive inspections made by their engineers and valuers in order to obtain sufficient information to enable them to devise the most suitable scheme for the improvement of the drainage conditions in the River Robe district.
A draft scheme has now been decided on and particulars of it with maps and descriptive schedules will, it is hoped, be submitted in about a month's time to the Mayo County Council with an inquiry as to whether that body is willing to make a contribution of 30 per cent. of the cost of the scheme to complement the 50 per cent. to be provided by the Minister for Finance so as to make the scheme an economic undertaking for the occupiers of affected lands.
I wonder if the Minister is aware that I got a reply similar to that from the Minister a year and a half ago?
What reply had the Deputy been getting from the Cumann na nGaedheal Government for ten years?
The same.
The Christian Government is no better than the other.