Vol. 476 No. 2
51 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Finance if a drain (details supplied) in County Offaly can be deepened in order to deal with the flooding taking place on lands affected by the current state of the drain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6480/97]
The Brosna catchment drainage scheme was completed and conferred benefit on about 86,200 acres of land in 1995. Scheduled channel C10/2 (B) of this scheme provides outfall for parts of the townlands of Ardan, Puttaghan and Derrynagall.
In recent years statutory drainage maintenance was carried out on this channel in 1993, 1994, 1995 and in the last weeks of February 1997. The works included both channel excavation and weed control and maintained the channel in proper repair and effective condition as required by legislation.
