(Limerick West) asked the Minister for Finance if the design work on the Mulcair catchment area has commenced; and, if so, when.
78.
Written Answers. - County Limerick River.
77.
(Limerick West) asked the Minister for Finance when the design work on the Mulcair drainage scheme will be completed.
79.
(Limerick West) asked the Minister for Finance how far advanced the design work on the Mulcair catchment drainage scheme would be, if it had not been suspended; and the stage at which the design work was when suspended.
80.
(Limerick West) asked the Minister for Finance if the design work on the main tributary of the Mulcair catchment scheme is completed.
81.
(Limerick West) asked the Minister for Finance when the work on the drainage of the Mulcair river will be put into operation.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 81 inclusive, together.
Design work on a drainage scheme for the Mulcair catchment was suspended in February 1983 at which time some 80 per cent for both major and minor tributaries had been completed. Immediately following the Government decision in late August, 1986, the balance of the design process was put in hands and it is expected that a preliminary design will be ready in about two years. It is not possible to state how far advanced the design work on the Mulcair might have been had the suspension of planning not occured, or to say when a scheme of drainage works might be undertaken.