Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 12 Mar 1931

Vol. 37 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - The Drainage Acts.

Mr. Maguire

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of applications received by his Department from County Councils in the Saorstát for grants under the Drainage Acts of 1924, 1925 and 1928; the number of applications from each county that were sanctioned; the cost of each work or scheme sanctioned; and the percentage of such cost paid, or sanctioned to be paid, by his Department in each case.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance (Mr. Bourke)

In view of the length of the reply required I will not read it, but will hand the Deputy a copy of the statement asked for, which sets forth (1) the restoration works carried out under the Drainage Maintenance Act, 1924, and (2) the schemes confirmed by the Minister for Finance under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, giving particulars of the grants made by the Minister in each case.

I may add that it is not necessary for county councils to make application for grants under the Drainage Maintenance Act, 1924, or the Arterial Drainage Act, 1925, and no county council has yet made application for a grant under the Arterial Drainage (Minor Schemes) Act, 1928.

The following is the statement:

LIST OF SCHEMES CONFIRMED BY MINISTER FOR FINANCE UNDER ARTERIAL DRAINAGE ACT, 1925:—

Scheme.	County	Estimated Cost.	Government Grant.	County Council Contribution.
		£
Awbeg	Cork	32,000	50%	Amount in excess of 50% required to make scheme economic for the occupiers of affected lands — estimated at £11,412.
Akeragh L.	Kerry	8,500	50%	20%
Clonlisk	Offaly	5,250	50%	30%
Carrowreagh	Roscommon	1,162	33?%	Nil.
Hurley River	Meath	1,600	45?%	12%
Teermaclane	Clare	1,400	50%	28%
Lough Gill	Kerry	1,250	39%	5?%
Ballivor	Meath	2,400	50%	26%
Greese	Kildare	3,800	49?%	16%
Cush	Laoighis and Offaly.	6,200	50%	25.25% Laoighis;4.26% Offaly;14.75% Tullamore U.D.C.
Bawn	Monaghan	1,800	43.5%	10.2%
Lonnoge	Cavan	1,400	38?%	4?%
Moynalty	Meath and Cavan	1,550	50%	15% Co. Meath;12% Co. Cavan.
Ballyjamesduff	Cavan	1,500	50%	30½%
Manus	Clare	1,800	41%	7?%
Portsalon	Donegal	1,350	50%	29%
Selloo	Monaghan	2,450	46 5/12%	13 1/12%
Banna	Kerry	2,410	50%	20%
Erkina	Laoighis	17,000	50%	25%
Castlebernard	Offaly	7,800	50%	23¼%
Newmarket	Clare	3,200	43?%	9?%
Sixmilebridge	Clare	11,950	49½%	16?%
Blackwater	Monaghan	2,400	35?%	2?%
Carrowcannon	Donegal	3,750	50%	38?%
Maigue and Loobagh	Limerick	6,600	44?%	11%
Kilchreest	Galway	5,800	50%	17%
Morningstar	Limerick	12,350	46?%	12?%
Kilmaley	Clare	1,570	50%	38%

ARTERIAL DRAINAGE.

DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE ACT, 1924.

Between the passing of the Act and the 31st March, 1930, 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	25% ,,	—	4,107
Athboy	Meath	25% ,,	—	1,012
Ballinacourty	Limerick	25% ,,	—	356
Ballinderry	Westmeath and Offaly.	25% ,,	—	499
Ballybay	Roscommon	25% ,,	—	97
Ballycasey	Tipperary	33?% ,,	—	1,262
Ballycolliton	do.	25% ,,	—	364
Ballycowan	Kildare	25% ,,	—	543
Ballynakill	Meath	25% ,,	—	484
Ballynaskea and Castlerickard.	Meath	25% ,,	—	1,406
Blackwater	Meath and Kildare.	£400	Meath, £250Kildare,£248	2,350
Boardsmill	Meath	25% of cost.	—	1,901
Borrisokane	Tipperary	33?% ,,	—	3,453
Boyne	Meath, Kildare, Offaly, and Westmeath.	£350	Kildare,£222	1,469
Brickey	Waterford	25% of cost.	—	1,474
Camoge (Lower)	Limerick	25% ,,	—	2,198
Camoge (Upper)	do.	25% ,,	—	3,375
Cappagh	Galway	30% ,,	—	4,063
Clodiagh	Tipperary	£264	—	1,058
Clonlost	Westmeath	25% of cost.	—	482
Croghan	Roscommon	25% ,,	—	676
Curragha	Meath and Dublin	25% ,,	—	349
Doohyle	Limerick	25% ,,	—	534
Dungolman	Longford and Westmeath.	20% ,,	—	1,860
Dunkellin	Galway	25% ,,	£600	10,060
Dunmoran	Sligo	25% ,,	—	785
Elphin	Roscommon	33?% ,,	—	8,062
Fergus	Clare and Galway	25% ,,	£3,750	19,399
Follistown	Meath	25% ,,	—	302
Garristown and Delvin	Dublin and Meath	20% ,,	—	1,546
Glyde	Cavan, Louth, Meath and Monaghan.	25% ,,	Cavan, £30	10,647
Gully (Lower)	Leix	30% ,,	—	1,760
Hind River	Roscommon	25% ,,	—	4,462
Island Lakes and Glore River.	Mayo	50% ,,	£1,000	3,968
Kilbride	Kilkenny and Tipperary.	25% ,,	—	2,449
Kilcock	Meath	25% ,,	—	375
Kilmannock	Wexford	25% ,,	—	1,090
Kilmastulla	Tipperary	33?% ,,	—	6,091
Kilmurry	Meath	20% ,,	—	400
Lavally	Galway	30% ,,	£155	3,186
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% ,,	—	1,342
Miles and Templebryan.	Cork	25% ,,	—	368
Milford	Cork	25% ,,	£350	1,471
Moyour	Mayo	25% ,,	—	977
Mullafarry	Mayo	25% ,,	—	405
Nobber	Meath	25% ,,	—	2,191
Oranhill	Galway	25% of cost	—	1,180
Owenabrockagh	Mayo	25% ,,	—	447
Owenkeagh	Cork	40% ,,	—	1,585
Ratooragh	Cork	30% ,,	£250	880
Saleen Lough	Mayo	25% ,,	—	1,853
Shinrone	Tipperary and Offaly	25% ,,	—	2,252
Sow	Wexford	25% ,,	—	3,171
Suck	Galway and Roscommon	30% ,,	—	18,352
Tory Hill	Limerick	25% ,,	—	1,226
Turloughmore	Galway	25% ,,	—	11,848
Ward	Dublin and Meath	25% ,,	—	719
Wilkinstown	Meath	25% ,,	—	909
			TOTAL	£168,144

Mr. Moore

Does that mean that the Arterial Drainage (Minor Schemes) Act has not been in operation up to the present?

Mr. Bourke

Under that Act it is not necessary to make application for a loan until three months after the scheme is carried out. It is possible that none of the schemes have been completed yet.

Mr. Maguire

Will the Parliamentary Secretary repeat his answer to the latter part of the question as to what percentage of Government grant was given to the various schemes carried out under the 1924 and 1925 Acts?

Mr. Bourke

That is part of the reply which I am handing to the Deputy. It is a long detailed reply.