asked the Minister for Finance what is the cause of the delay in the issue by the Board of Works to the Galway County Council of the draft award in respect of the drainage scheme for the Killimore district.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - COUNTY GALWAY DRAINAGE SCHEME.
A petition under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, was received from the Galway County Council for the formation of a new drainage district covering the existing Killimore Drainage District with some extensions.
The proposal has been inspected, and reported on, by an engineer, and a valuer has been engaged in the making of a detailed valuation of the lands that would benefit in the proposed new district. Owing to the difficulty of obtaining definite information as to the ownership of certain lands, the valuer's report has been somewhat delayed, but it is expected it will shortly be available. Pending its receipt it will not be possible to state what financial provision will be required to make the scheme an economical one for the drainage ratepayers, and no definite proposal can yet be laid before the County Council.