Written answers
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Funding
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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294. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding that has been drawn down by Kerry County Council and spent directly by the Office of Public Works for works associated with the damage caused by the 2013-14 winter storms; if details of each job will be provided; if more funding will be provided to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32358/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (DoECLG) wrote to Kerry County Council indicating, based on the estimate submitted by the Council to that Department, that up to €1,226,920 is available to the Council to undertake the necessary repair works to damaged coastal protection and flood defence infrastructure.
The Council submitted an overall programme of works to the DoECLG detailing how it proposes to spend the total allocation and submitted the relevant elements of its programme to the Office of Public Works. OPW reviewed these having regard to related guidance issued by the DoECLG to the local authorities.
OPW confirmed to the Council on 22 May that the funding allocation of up to €1,226,920 is available from this Office for the coastal protection repair works as set out in its programme. Kerry County Council has not drawn down any of the allocated funding to date.
Please see below in tabular form details of the projects for which OPW has allocated funding to the Council.
Table 1: Projects for which OPW funding only involved.
Damage Location | Description of damage and remedial works |
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Fahamore | Coastal protection repairs- reinstatement of damage coastal protection. |
Bunanear | Beach access repairs – repair of damaged coastal protection to beach access. |
Ceann Trá | Coastal protection repairs. |
Kenmare | Repairs to coastal protection. |
Kenmare | Repair to pier area sea walls. |
Cromane Lower | Repairs to coastal embankment. |
Cockleshell Road | Repairs to coastal protection. |
Barrow | Repairs to coastal protection. |
Table 2: Projects for which OPW funding and funding from another Department is involved.
Damage Location | Description of damage and remedial works | Agencies |
---|---|---|
Kells Beach | Coastal protection and car park repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Renard | Pier road & coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Valentia Island | Road & coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
White Strand Ballycarbery | Road & coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Waterville | Promenade and coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Coonanna | Pier access road and coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Ballinskelligs | Pier access road and coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Cooscrome | Road, car park and coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Bunavalla | Car park and coastal protection repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Brackaharagh | Road repairs & Coastal Protection. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Cush | Road, Car Park & sea wall repairs | OPW & DoEHLG |
Maulagullane | Road repairs & reinstate coastal protection. | OPW & DoEHLG |
R573 Coast Road | Road & sea Wall Repairs. | OPW & DoEHLG |
Rossbeigh | Road, Car park & Coastal Protection repairs. | OPW & DTTAS |
Fenit | Promenaded repair & Coastal Protection repair. | OPW & DoEHLG |
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