asked the Minister for Finance if he will state what is the policy of his Department with regard to drainage on the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal; if it is proposed to carry out any improvements in that drainage district under the Drainage Maintenance Act, 1924, and, if so, when it is proposed to start work, and what money has been allocated for this purpose.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - BALLINAMORE AND BALLYCONNELL CANAL DRAINAGE.
There is no change in the situation relative to the restoration of the Ballinamore and Ballyconnell drainage district since the 7th April last, when the Deputy was furnished by the Commissioners of Public Works with a copy of a letter that had been issued on that date to the Secretaries of the Leitrim and Roscommon County Council. In that communication the councils were asked to furnish their views as to the future of the canal, and a reply is still awaited from the first-mentioned council before the matter can be further considered.
Does the Minister say that no replies have yet come from the county councils?
Not from the Leitrim County Council.