Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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282. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an official from his Department will be appointed to engage with a person (details supplied) to negotiate an agreement regarding access to their land for flood relief works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25263/18]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Day to day management of the Templemore flood relief scheme rests with the Office of Public Works (OPW). The OPW has engaged with all landowners and property owners affected by scheme in a constructive and courteous manner at all times. In the case in question the OPW has met with the person on a number of occasions to discuss his concerns and advise him of what is involved in the scheme and what avenues are open to him to address those concerns. The OPW wrote most recently to him on 28th May 2018 and indicated that, if he wished, it was open to him to engage the services of a professional advisor with OPW covering all reasonable costs, or to contact OPW directly to set up a meeting to discuss his concerns further.

As you know, the flood relief scheme will bring enormous benefit to the people and business community of Templemore and the OPW is anxious to maintain progress with the scheme while dealing with all property and landowner concerns in a fair and reasonable manner.