Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 13 Jun 2000

Vol. 521 No. 1

Written Answers. - River Maintenance Work.

Gerry Reynolds

Question:

145 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Finance if he will make funds available for the cleaning of approximately seven miles of the Kilcoo river, which divides County Leitrim and County Fermanagh, at Kiltyclogher, County Leitrim. [16601/00]

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Mr. Cullen)

The Kilcoo river is a scheduled channel of the Kilcoo drainage scheme for which the Office of Public Works has a maintenance responsibility. Maintenance works on the Kilcoo river are programmed for the summer of the year 2001.