63. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which the Office of Public Works is reviewing the environmental and ecological impacts of ongoing maintenance under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945; if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact of historical drainage schemes on salmonid spawning habitat, specifically the loss of wetted area and the degradation of riverbed substrate; the timeline for when these schemes will be addressed or modernised to align with the State's obligations under the EU Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40408/26]

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63. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the extent to which the Office of Public Works is reviewing the environmental and ecological impacts of ongoing maintenance under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945; if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact of historical drainage schemes on salmonid spawning habitat, specifically the loss of wetted area and the degradation of riverbed substrate; the timeline for when these schemes will be addressed or modernised to align with the State's obligations under the EU Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40408/26]

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