Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to instruct the relevant authority in the Office of Public Works or Waterways Ireland to address a serious hazard (details supplied) along the Yellow Ford River in Drewstown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/16]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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The river concerned is part of River Boyne Catchment Drainage Scheme which was carried out by the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945. The OPW continues to have a statutory responsibility for the maintenance of this scheme.

It appears that the hazard in this instance is the absence of any physical barrier on the public road near the bank of the river. The maintenance responsibilities of the OPW are limited to the drainage works carried out under the 1945 Act and do not extend to include road barriers. This would be a matter for the relevant local authority, in this case Meath County Council.