John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have one other question on the minor relief schemes operated by councils. It was outlined in an OPW report that during the extreme flooding in November 2009 and previous flood events drainage channels at this location had been blocked and that an issue had arisen with a bridge which had led to a house being flooded. The OPW carried out the report and described what was wrong at the location in the Ballinasloe engineering area in Galway. The problems were described and the council applied for funding, following which a total of €15,000 was allocated. The house of the individual in question and others in the general area continue to be flooded. Has the OPW examined works to determine in terms of the profile of work for which the council had applied for funding whether it was carried out and completed and, where it has not worked, as appears to be the case in this instance, does it examine the location again to determine the nature of the problem?