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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The Comptroller and Auditor General found that there was no detailed-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That did not happen.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Of the four pilot projects, two of which involved local authorities and two of which were done in-house with contracting help, which was most cost effective and efficient? Was there any learning in that regard? The OPW went both ways to learn.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: It was more efficient for the OPW to remain in control.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Where are we with the national plan? The OPW met its first deadline with the preliminary risk assessment but missed the second deadline for the production of hazard and flood risk maps. Why was that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The plans.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I was asking about the maps.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, but the EU directive's deadline for producing the maps was missed. Why was that? The three deadlines were March 2012, 2014 and 2016.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: This is July and the OPW hopes to have everything with the national maps done by the end of this year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Of the plans?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: The OPW is producing plans. How many plans are in question?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Is Ms McGrath telling the committee that all of them will be ready by the end of this year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: I understand that, and consultation is vital. I would be the first to give out if the OPW did not have a consultation process. Is Ms McGrath telling the committee that the process will be finished by the end of this year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That is the next step, but this part of the OPW's work will be finished by the end of-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: But there could be a further delay depending on-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: That is okay. I am only asking the question. There have been delays for various reasons, and I am trying to establish whether other delays could arise from the public consultation process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: This Government policy dates from 2004 but we could be into 2017.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: My time is up, but my final question relates to the EU. The OPW reported to the Commission at various stages. What was the Commission's response? What is our exposure to penalties for non-compliance with the directive? I am hot under the collar about public consultation. In Galway, it was conducted in various hotels. Why was that not done in public buildings, for example, the town hall...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: Have they written back to you?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Connolly: To be parochial, can I take it that on every occasion the first port of call by the OPW in relation to the holding of a consultation would have been with the relevant city or town council?