asked the Minister for Lands if he has yet reached a decision regarding the proposed reclamation scheme at Minane Bridge, County Cork.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Cork Reclamation Scheme.
A decision has not yet been reached in this matter. Costings are at present being revised in view of increases in wages and prices of materials since the original estimate was prepared.
Considering that the Department notified the Cork County Council two years ago that, by giving the local amount of roughly 25 per cent. the Department were then prepared to go on with the scheme, I would like to know why is it that when the Department received notification from Cork they sat down on the job.
The question ought to be addressed to my predecessor and not to me. Since I have become responsible for this matter I have found that there has been a considerable increase in costs and fresh estimates have to be prepared. In order to know what exactly the final cost is going to be, I have to satisfy myself as to the amount of money it will be necessary to provide.
Further arising of the Minister's reply, may I inform the Minister that it is since he became Minister that the Cork County Council offered their contribution?
I wonder that the Cork County Council did not offer it during the two years that the Deputy complains of.
Because the Department was so slow in dealing with the matter.