Vol. 452 No. 5
38 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Finance the action, if any, he will take to pay compensation due by the Office of Public Works to persons (details supplied) in County Leitrim as part of the Shannon/Erne drainage works. [88225/95]
Claims for compensation have been received from the land owners in question on foot of the acquisition by the Commissioners of Public Works of lands required in connection with the restoration of the Shannon-Erne Waterway. The issues affecting the claims were complicated by the fact that further areas of the holdings in question were alleged to be subject to periodic flooding as a result of the raising of the water level during the restoration project. A survey of the area to determine the extent of any lands affected has since been completed by the commissioners and they are now pursuing with the claimants' agricultural consultants and legal advisers a number of outstanding matters relating to the claims.
I can assure the Deputy that every effort will be made to complete the processing of these claims as soon as possible in order to minimise inconvenience to the affected land owners.
