asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the damage caused by floods in Mallow Town, County Cork, during the past twelve months; and, if so, if any grants will be made available to the Cork County Council from his Department to relieve such flooding.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Mallow Flooding Relief.
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The Special Employment Schemes Office make an annual grant to Mallow Urban District Council for work for the relief of unemployment during the winter period. This year the grant was applied to making footpaths. The Office has no funds to make any further grants, but in any event these grants are not suitable for river clearance works, as such works could not be economically carried out in winter.
The Arterial Drainage Act, 1945 deals with urban flooding only in so far as it is incidental to drainage of entire catchment areas. Flooding in the town of Mallow will be considered in due course in connection with an arterial drainage scheme for the Blackwater catchment.