Written answers

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Drainage Schemes

Photo of John BrassilJohn Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will carry out works at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13578/18]

Photo of Kevin  MoranKevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) carries out a programme of Arterial Drainage Maintenance to a total of 11,500 km of river channel and approximately 730 km of embankments. These maintenance works relate to arterial drainage schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995. The OPW is required to maintain these designated drainage schemes in proper repair and effective condition.

As the area referred to by the Deputy is part of the OPW arterial drainage scheme, the OPW will carry out a thorough inspection of the embankment referred to by the Deputy and pending the outcome of this inspection, will schedule the necessary maintenances works within available resources.

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