Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The OPW submitted Crossmolina flood relief scheme documentation to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for statutory confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995 on 28 September 2020. As part of this process, stakeholders were afforded a formal opportunity to provide comments on the environmental element of the proposed works. Following this consultation, independent consultants appointed by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform carried out a review of the scheme documentation. Following this review, supplementary information was requested by the Department in May 2021 and provided by the OPW in July 2021. The scheme is currently awaiting confirmation from the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The Department has advised that it has received final technical reports from its environmental consultants on the proposed flood relief scheme, following clarifications they sought from the OPW on further information recently provided on the proposed works. The Department is now finalising its review.

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