Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent) | Oireachtas source
As I said, it will be on the flood relief. We got word on the €3 million cutback to be made and we will have to come back with Revised Estimates on that. I will then be able to give the Chairman the specific areas in which the €3 million of cuts will take place. With regard to moving up the delivery on flood relief schemes, we have gone from approximately €45 million up to €76 million this year and will go to €100 million by 2021. I am quite confident that once I announce a scheme for the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, system, which is the bible for the State when it comes to flooding, I will deliver on those schemes to protect people with regard to flood relief.
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