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Drainage Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Ceisteanna (635)

David Stanton

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635. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Department or State agency that has responsibility for a particular Land Commission embankment (details supplied). [18158/20]

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The former Irish Land Commission retained a portion of the purchase money from the acquisition of a small number of estates, for the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of embankments and sluices on those particular estates only.  These retained funds are entrusted to the Public Trustee, who is an official in my Department.   The Public Trustee has responsibility for the investment of these funds and the income earned may be applied for the specific purpose described in the trust deed for the estate in question. 

A trust was set up in 1952 to provide funds for the maintenance and repair of embankments in the townlands of Aghavine and Gortavadda, formerly part of the Gubbins Estate in County Cork.  This is the only fund held by the Public Trustee around the area of Ballymacoda.  Any application for the release of available funds for works carried out, in accordance with the trust deed, should be made in writing by the current trustees to the Public Trustee at my Department’s Cavan office. 

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