asked the Minister for Finance if he will state whether, and, if so, when, the River Rye in Counties Kildare and Meath was surveyed by the Office of Public Works in accordance with a request from the land project section of the Department of Agriculture and when it is proposed to commence work on the drainage of this river.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Drainage of River Rye.
At the request of the Department of Agriculture, the survey of this river for the purposes of the Land Reclamation Act, 1949, was commenced by the Office of Public Works in December, 1950, and recently completed. The results of the survey are under consideration.