Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 25 Apr 1928

Vol. 23 No. 4

WRITTEN ANSWERS. - DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE ACT.

Mr. G. BOLAND

asked the Minister for Finance if he can state (1) the individual works of restoration carried out under the Drainage Maintenance Act, 1924, by the Commissioners of Public Works during the year 1927-28; the district and county in which these works were carried out; the total expenditure involved in each, and the amount of the Government free grant and county free grant, respectively, in each; (2) the works of restoration which were begun but were not completed under the same Act; the district concerned; the estimated, cost of each; the amount actually expended on each in the financial year 1927-28; and the respective amounts of the Government and county free grant in each case; (3) the number of proposals (with a synopsis of each) to form a drainage district under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, submitted by county councils to the Board of Works; a list of the cases in which preliminary inspections were carried out during the year, and the results and cost of each inspection; a list of the cases in which investigations were proceeding at the end of the year, and the amount expended during the year on such investigations; the total amount borne by the Government and chargeable to county councils respectively, in respect of schemes which were rejected after investigation; a list of the cases in which detailed schemes and estimates were prepared, or published, the estimated cost and a synopsis of each scheme; a list of the public inquiries held in connection with such schemes, and the results thereof; a list of the schemes submitted for sanction to the Minister ton Finance, and the result of each submission; a list of schemes upon which work commenced in the year 1927-28; the estimated total cost of these schemes, and the total amount expended upon them to the 31st March last; the number of schemes begun in previous years, but completed during the year 1927-28; the total estimated cost of such schemes; the total actual cost of such schemes; and the total amount expended upon such schemes for the year ending 31st March, 1928; and (4) the total amount due to the Board to the 31st March, 1928, in respect of loans made under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925; the total amount which became due in respect of such loans during the year ending 31st March, 1928; the actual amount collected or recovered by the Board in respect of all advances made by them under the Act, and the actual amount collected by the Board in respect of moneys which became due during the year ending 31st March, 1928.

Mr. BLYTHE

Statements are attached giving information as regards the period between the passing of the Drainage Maintenance Act, 1924, and the 31st March, 1928—in respect of parts (1) and (2) of the question. As regards part (4) no advances have yet been made under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925. As regards part (3) I am prepared to make a return giving as far as possible the information sought but this will take a considerable time to prepare. I will confer with the Deputy as to its form.

DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE ACT, 1924.

Between the passing of the Act and the 31st March, 1928, works of restoration were completed in the following districts:—

Name of District.	County.	Government Free Grant.	County Free Grant.	Total expenditure.
				£
Annagh	Galway	25% of cost.	—	1,492
Ardee	Louth and Meath	,, ,,	—	4,102
Athboy	Meath	,, ,,	—	1,012
Ballinacourty	Limerick	,, ,,	—	356
Ballybay	Roscommon	,, ,,	—	97
Ballycasey	Tipperary	33?% ,,	—	1,261
Ballycowan	Kildare	25%,,	—	543
Ballynakill	Meath	,, ,,	—	469
Blackwater	Meath and Kildare	£400	Meath, £250Kildare, £248	2,356
Borrisokane	Tipperary	33?% of cost	—	3,299
Boyne	Meath, Kildare, Offaly, and Westmeath.	£350	Kildare, £280	1,469
Brickey	Waterford	25% of cost.	—	1,474
Cappagh	Galway	30%,,	—	3,982
Clodiagh	Tipperary	£264	—	1,058
Clonlost	Westmeath	25% of cost.	—	481
Croghan	Roscommon	,, ,,	—	676
Curragha	Meath and Dublin	,, ,,	—	349
Doohyle	Limerick	,, ,,	—	524
Dungolman	Longford and Westmeath.	,, ,,	—	1,860
Dunkellin	Galway	,, ,,	£600	10,060
Dunmoran	Sligo	,, ,,	—	785
Elphin	Roscommon	33?%,,	—	8,062
Follistown	Meath	25% ,,	—	302
Garristown and Delvin	Dublin and Meath	20%,,	—	1,546
Gully (Lower)	Leix	30% of cost	—	1,760
Hind River	Roscommon	25%,,	—	4,456
Island Lakes and Glore River.	Mayo	50%,,	£1,000	3,968
Kilbride	Kilkenny and Tipperary.	25%,,	—	2,447
Kilcock	Meath	25%,,	—	373
Kilmannock	Wexford	,, ,,	—	1,090
Kilmurry	Meath	20%,,	—	400
Lerr River	Carlow and Kildare	30%,,	—	4,336
Lough Mask and River Robe.	Mayo and Galway	50%,,	Mayo, £275	1,157
Lough Dalla	Mayo	25%,,	—	1,341
Miles and Templebryan.	Cork	,, ,,	—	388
Milford	,,	,, ,,	£350	1,467
Moyour	Mayo	,, ,,	—	977
Mullafarry	,,	,, ,,	—	405
Nobber	Meath	,, ,,	—	2,178
Oranhill	Galway	,, ,,	—	1,179
Owenabrockagh	Mayo	,, ,,	—	447
Ratooragh	Cork	30%,,	£250	880
Shinrone	Tipperary and Offaly	25%,,	—	2,252
Sow	Wexford	,, ,,	—	3,167
Tory Hill	Limerick	,, ,,	—	1,226
Ward	Meath	,, ,,	—	714
			Total	£84,223

In the following Districts works of restoration were begun, but not completed:—

District.	County.	Estimated cost.	Government Free Grant.	County Free Grant.	Expenditure to 31st March, 1928.
		£			£
Ballinderry	Westmeath and Offaly.	630	25% of cost	—	299
Ballycolliton	Tipperary	350	,,	—	45
Ballynaskea and Castlerickard.	Meath	1,300	,, ,,	—	402
Boardsmill	do.	2,000	,, ,,	—	679
Camoge (Lower)	Limerick	2,000	,, ,,	—	1,371
Camoge (Upper)	do.	3,300	,, ,,	—	1,234
Fergus	Clare	19,000	,, ,,	£3,750	18,683
Glyde	Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan.	6,200	,, ,,	Cavan, £30	5,604
Kilmastulla	Tipperary	5,800	33?%,,	—	4,766
Lavally	Galway	3,000	25%,,	£155	2,194
Owenkeagh	Cork	1,540	40%,,	—	1,362
Suck River	Galway & Rosco'n	17,650	30%,,	—	16,515
Turloughmore	Galway	11,400	25%,,	—	5,475
Wilkinstown	Meath	900	,, ,,	—	807
				Total	£59,436