asked the Minister for Finance if the levy placed on the Kerry County Council for the maintenance of the Feale and Maine drainage schemes could be made a national charge, in view of the fact that Kerry has one of the highest rates in the country.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Kerry Drainage Maintenance Charge.
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The Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, provides that the maintenance costs of completed drainage works should be borne by the county councils concerned. I am not empowered to relieve the Kerry County Council of the liability imposed on them by the Act.