Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for Finance if an official from the Office of Public Works will call to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo regarding the need to clean and maintain drains in their area to alleviate flooding problems. [35606/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The drains in the Ballycroy area do not form part of any catchment drainage scheme for which the Commissioners of Public Works have responsibility. It would therefore serve no useful purpose for an official of the Office of Public Works to call to the person concerned. If the person concerned considers that the extent of the flooding in the area would give rise to a cost beneficial flood relief scheme, he should provide full details of the problems to the commissioners to enable them to consider whether to include the area on a list of areas being considered for flood relief works.