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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes (6 Dec 2016)

Seán Canney: The location referred to by the Deputy forms part of the Maine Catchment Drainage Scheme (CDS) which was carried out by the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945. The River Maine CDS consists of 228 km of channel, 96 km of embankment, 130 bridges and 210 sluice outfall structures. The OPW has a statutory responsibility for the maintenance of this scheme. OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (30 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The works currently being undertaken by the Office of Public Works at St. Brendan’s Oratory, Kilmakedar site are designed to address structural instability in the Monument and a partial collapse in the front wall and a gable wall of the building. The intention of the works is to ensure that these structures do not suffer further collapse and irreversible damage. The project...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (30 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: Planning permission is obtained for works undertaken by the Office of Public Works at National Monuments in State care where appropriate. However, all such works are subject to individual scrutiny under the National Monuments Consent process as defined at Section 14 of the National Monuments Act, 1930, as amended. While public consultation does not form part of the section 14 consent...

Flood Insurance Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: I too thank Deputy Michael McGrath for introducing this Private Members' Bill on the topic of flood insurance and I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. Like the Minister, Deputy Noonan, the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and other speakers, I am fully aware of the difficulties experienced by certain households and businesses in securing flood...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: Local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each local authority to investigate and address. The Office of Public Works' (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme is not a grant scheme for individual homeowners or private property owners. It is a scheme under which the OPW may provide funding assistance and support to local authorities to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (29 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: A decision was taken by the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group on 18October 2016 to trial the lowering of the lake levels in Lough Allen to help mitigate potential flood risk for this Winter. From the analysis completed, this may have a small positive impact on the extent of certain flood events that might occur during a Winter. A number of meetings and contacts...

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Status (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: I share the Deputy’s concerns about how some projects can get stuck in the process. There are five stages, the first of which is the feasibility study and preparation of a flood risk management plan. Stage two is public consultation; while stage three is public exhibition, effectively a planning permission phase which has a statutory timeframe. If it comes through public exhibition...

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Status (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: Flood relief schemes generally are a priority for the Government. We have a whole-of-government approach to them. This scheme is in progress. Sometimes progress is not made as quickly as people would like because there are complex environmental engineering solutions to be found. We have the solutions in place, but we have to have an exhibition, followed by a tender process. I take on...

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The money budgeted for for the scheme is built into our profiles of expenditure for the period 2016 to 2020. It is in place in the overall capital investment plan of €430 million and will be allocated when the project comes on stream.

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Status (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that the Ballymakeera-Ballyvourney scheme is at outline design stage where the preferred options of the scheme are being finalised. As the River Sullane has a history of freshwater pearl mussels which have protected status as an annex II listed species under the EU habitats directive, an environmental survey was carried out to establish...

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The core strategy for addressing areas potentially at significant risk from flooding is the OPW's catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme. A total of 300 locations nationwide are being assessed under the programme which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities. The CFRAM programme is...

Other Questions: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputy for his kind comments. There is a whole-of-government approach; it does not involve only me in the Office of Public Works. I commend the entire Government for the approach taken to dealing with flooding. The investment has been laid out. Some minor works schemes, of which the Deputy may or may not be aware, have been carried out and will continue. They take place to...

Other Questions: Drainage Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The Deputy asked several questions. He asked about the minor works scheme. I do not have that information to hand but I can find it out for the Deputy. As I said previously, the CFRAM programme is the way forward. It identifies the 300 areas of risk. There is close co-operation between the Rivers Agency and the OPW. The Office of Public Works has a role to play. It is normally the...

Other Questions: Drainage Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding is the Office of Public Work's catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme. A total of 300 locations nationwide are being assessed under the programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities. Cavan town...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding, is the OPW's Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. 300 locations nationwide are being assessed under the Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities. In relation to the River Erne...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Coordination Group that I chair was established in 2005 and met on four occasions between March 2006 and September 2009. During this period, many elements of the Outline Implementation Plan for the 2004 Flood Risk Management Policy that involved parties in addition to the OPW were undertaken and/or completed including the publication of Planning guidelines,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: The Lower Morrell River flood relief scheme is being progressed by Kildare County Council (KCC) as the Contracting Authority for the scheme with funding provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW). I am advised that KCC and its consultants are currently working on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and detailed design of the scheme which includes liaising with the various...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: On 8th November I announced funding of €2m for a targeted humanitarian aid scheme for those primary residential properties that flooded during last Winter and had flooded in previous years to ensure those worst affected homeowners have a primary residence. While the Government has agreed that the terms of funding for relocation will be in line with the previous scheme in 2009, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: Parts of the townland of Ardcullen are low lying and within the benefiting areas of the River Feale drainage scheme and are protected by OPW embankments. That scheme was constructed in the 1950s under the Arterial Drainage Act 1945. It was designed to provide outfall to agricultural land and not designed to provide protection to properties from extreme flooding events such as have been seen...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Seán Canney: Provision in the amount of €9.27m has been made in the OPW multi-annual budgets for the construction of the River Mall (Templemore) Flood Relief Scheme. The scheme details are currently with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for formal Confirmation by the Minister. Following receipt of confirmation to proceed, OPW staff will require approximately 10 to 12 weeks to...