asked the Minister for Finance the proposals his Department have in hand to alleviate the flooding caused by the Owentocker river which flows through Ardara, County Donegal.
Written Answers. - County Donegal River Flooding.
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Drainage of the Owentocker river, County Donegal, could be undertaken by the Commissioners of Public Works only as part of a comprehensive drainage scheme under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, for the catchment as a whole. The catchment is a small one and is not included in the priority lists. There are no plans at present to consider it for treatment under the Act.