Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will be instructed to clean and maintain a waterway (details supplied) in County Mayo. [24720/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The canal in question does not form part of any drainage scheme for which the Commissioners of Public Works have a maintenance responsibility under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945. The Office of Public Works will not, therefore, be carrying out any works to the waterway.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works will clean a section of drain (details supplied) in County Mayo. [24721/05]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 512: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will send out an official to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo regarding the maintenance and cleaning of a section of drain. [25218/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 and 512 together.

The drain in question, while connecting two channels of the Moy catchment drainage scheme, does not, in fact, form part of the scheme. The Commissioners of Public Works are not, therefore, in a position to carry out any works to the drain.