Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
240. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when printable maps of the streams and rivers which are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works for drainage purposes will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36025/17]
View answerThe OPW carries out a programme of Arterial Drainage Maintenance to a total of 11,500km of river channel and approximately 730km of embankments nationally. These maintenance works relate to arterial drainage schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945, whose purpose was primarily to improve the drainage of agricultural lands. The OPW has a duty to maintain the completed schemes in proper repair and in an effective condition. All OPW Channels and Drainage District channels are available to view, and download in GIS format, at http://maps.opw.ie/drainage/map/
