asked the Minister for Finance the annual expenditure on the Boyne drainage scheme on (a) the river Boyne and (b) the river Blackwater, County Meath, for the years 1985 and 1986.
Written Answers. - Drainage Scheme.
58.
The information sought is as follows:
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
|
Boyne Catchment (including Blackwater sub-Catchment) |
Blackwater sub-Catchment |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1985 |
3,853,000 |
629,000 |
|
1986 |
1,398,000 |
10,000 |
59.
asked the Minister for Finance the acreage of lands in County Meath, County Louth, County Westmeath, County Offaly, County Cavan and County Kildare benefiting from the Boyne drainage scheme.
The information sought is as follows:
|
County |
Number of Benefiting Acres |
|
Meath |
47,000 |
|
Louth |
90 |
|
Westmeath |
26,000 |
|
Offaly |
8,250 |
|
Cavan |
2,530 |
|
Kildare |
8,780 |
|
Total |
92,650 |