Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
306. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the drainage responsibility for the Inagh river in County Clare was transferred at some stage from the Office of Public Works to Clare County Council; when and the way in which this happened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54470/22]
View answerThe Office of Public Works is responsible for the maintenance of arterial drainage schemes and flood relief schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995, as amended.
The responsibility for maintenance of all drainage schemes carried out by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland under earlier Acts, known as Drainage Districts, was conferred on the relevant Local Authorities. In this regard, under section 19 of the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, the duty and power of maintaining the Inagh River Drainage District works in good repair and condition and proper and efficient working order, and of doing all matters and things reasonably necessary for or incidental to such maintenance, was conferred on Clare County Council in December, 1940.
