andGeneral MacEoin asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the probable date on which the preliminary steps will be completed to enable the Office of Public Works to proceed with the Inny drainage scheme, in view of the fact that there is a very large acreage of valuable land and turbary involved, and that Bord na Móna cannot get satisfactory results from their work owing to water-logging in the area.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Inny Drainage Scheme.
The preparation of a scheme under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, for the Inny catchment area is in an advanced stage, but is not yet completed. Pending exhibition of the scheme and compliance with the other requirements of the Act, it is not possible to state when actual works can be commenced.