§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been directed to the fact that the overflow of the River Shannon has flooded miles of country from Carrick-on-Shannon to Portumna; and whether, in view of the neglect of arterial drainage in the past, he will consider the advisability of introducing in the new Land Bill a clause enabling a complete drainage system of the country to be set up either by districts or counties or both.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) I cannot undertake to overload the Land Bill by introducing into it proposals for dealing with the question of arterial drainage, which is a large one in itself.