Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a question for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Boxer Moran, concerning the limbo in which many watercourses and rivers are in as a result of not being either the responsibility of the OPW, under the Arterial Drainage Acts, or of county councils. It is a particular issue in Inishowen where significant damage was done to rivers and watercourses as a result of the August 2017 flooding. Will the Minister of State provide an update on any plans he and the Government have for introducing a specific body which will work with landowners to take responsibility and assist them in maintaining rivers and watercourses? Is something we can expect from the Government in the near future?

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