asked the Minister for Local Government if any progress has been made in recent months by Mayo County Council in connection with the proposal for the provision of a drawbridge over the seawater canal, Belmullet, County Mayo.
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Mr. J. Lenehan
Since my reply to the Deputy's question of 30th July last, I have received and considered a copy of the opinion furnished by the council's law agent on the council's responsibility for the bridge, and on 26th October my Department informed the council that the cost of a fixed bridge could be met from their annual county road improvement grant. If the council want to provide a swing bridge at Belmullet they are free to do so but the extra cost will have to be met from the council's own resources or from a source other than the Road Fund.
I have no information as to what action has been taken by Mayo County Council since then. It is a matter for them to decide on the type of bridge which they propose to provide and to prepare the necessary documents.