Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
194. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has sought a review from the engineering staff in the Office of Public Works on the issue raised regarding the cleaning of the river in Glanagimlagh in County Galway, as referred to in correspondence dated 7 March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5461/16]
View answerThe issue raised by the Deputy has been examined by the Office of Public Works (OPW). The locality mentioned does not include any part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which would fall under the remit of the OPW under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act, and the OPW therefore has no responsibility for channel maintenance in this area. The area does not contain any Drainage Districts for which the relevant local authority would have a statutory maintenance responsibility. In such situations, responsibility for the condition of channels and banks typically falls on the riparian owners.
