William Cotter
Ceist:103 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the priority drainage list drawn up by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Priority Drainage List.
The priority lists on which the arterial drainage programme is based are shown in the following table which also indicates the position in each case.
Planning was suspended by Government decision in 1983 but has since resumed on four major schemes, the Suir, the Owenmore, the Mulkear, and the Dunkellin rivers.
Major Catchments
1. Brosna (completed)
2. Glyde and Dee (completed)
3. Feale (completed)
4. Corrib — Clare (completed) Corrib — Headford (completed) Corrib — Mask (completed)
5. Moy (completed)
6. Maine (completed)
7. Inny (completed)
8. Suck (deferred)
9. Boyne (completed)
10. Erne (rejected on economic grounds)
11. Little Brosna
12. Deel (completed)
13. Boyle (in progress)
14. Maigue (completed)
15. Suir (design stage)
16. Owenmore (Sligo) (design stage)
17. Mulkear (design stage)
18. Nore (preliminary stage)
19. Monaghan Blackwater (in progress)
20. Fergus (not yet reached)
21. Liffey (not yet reached)
22. Blackwater (Cork) (not yet reached)
23. Barrow (not yet reached)
24. Lee (Cork) (not yet reached)
25. Bandon (not yet reached)
26. Finn (not yet reached)
27. Laune (not yet reached)
28. Slaney (not yet reached)
Minor Catchments
1. Nenagh (completed)
2. Ballyteige (completed)
3. Cahore (rejected on economic grounds)
4. Broadmeadow (completed)
5. Killimor (completed)
6. Quin (rejected on economic grounds)
7. Owenkeagh (rejected on economic grounds)
8. Bonet (suspended)
9. Strokestown (deferred)
10. Dunkellin (design stage)
11. Inagh (not yet reached)
12. Sacriff (not yet reached)
13. Rinn and Black (not yet reached)
14. Nanny (not yet reached)
15. Longford (not yet reached)
16. Sow (not yet reached)
17. Ballinhassig (not yet reached)
18. Lavally (preliminary survey)
19. Lee (Kerry) (not yet reached)
20. Fane (not yet reached)
21. Sixmilebridge (not yet reached)
22. Elphin (not yet reached)
23. Eslin (not yet reached)
24. Foyle (not yet reached)
25. Leannan (not yet reached)
26. Errif (not yet reached)
27. Tolka (not yet reached)
28. Owenea (not yet reached)
29. Owenmore (Mayo) (not yet reached)
30. Swilly (not yet reached)