Western drainage scheme continuation
Treacy asked whether the farm improvement programme would end the western drainage scheme and whether drainage work would continue into 1987 and beyond. Connaughton said the schemes were separate; the Chair advised Treacy to table a question, while Nolan challenged the lack of an answer.
Can the Minister confirm if this farm improvement package will mean the termination of the western drainage programme? Can he confirm that the programme will continue into 1987 and subsequent years?
Comment on this
There is no connection whatever between the schemes. The farm improvement programme has nothing whatever to do with the western package.