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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Minister of State will have a chance to come back in but we are way over time.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: This is characteristic of the Fine Gael part of the Government. It promises a wall and then, when people ask where it is, it says that three blocks of the wall are in place. The people then say they were told they would get a wall but that there is no wall at the moment. The Minister of State mentioned 2,000 homes being protected by flood defences. There was a report in 2021 which stated...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are way over time. I ask everyone for co-operation. Deputy Conway-Walsh wishes to come in briefly before the Minister of State.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I wish the Minister of State well in his new job. I am really pleased to hear him talk about the Crossmolina flood relief scheme. He will know that the town of Crossmolina has been waiting for that for almost ten years now. Could he give me an update as to its exact status and when it is going to start?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will deal with the latter question first. The Crossmolina scheme is subject to planning consent. I will forward a detailed note on it to the Deputy. To go back to Deputy Tóibín's question, the CFRAM study on tranche 1 is about protecting 80% of properties. Flooding causes great difficulties for people. I know what it is like. I come from a constituency where there has...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Question No. 56 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Flood Relief Schemes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: 55. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding allocated for flood relief schemes; and the amount actually drawn down or spent in each of the past five years and to date in 2024. [17649/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: This again relates to flood defences. It is a very serious issue. I was down with Mona Stromsoe, who is the chair of the Midleton flood defence campaign, last Friday. I got to visit the location where floods did enormous damage. The water literally pulled cars out of driveways, knocked walls and did enormous damage. That town is still living with a significant fear of those floods...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: This is based on the question asked by the Deputy. In 2018, to establish those communities that are at risk from significant flood events, the OPW completed the largest study of flood risk ever undertaken by the State, namely, the catchment-based flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme. The programme studied 80% of Ireland’s primary flood risk and identified solutions...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: I cannot overstate the damage that has been done in Midleton and how this is a threat to human lives. I saw the buildings children were being lifted out of and the flow was so strong people could not stand in those situations, so this is very serious. The Minister mentioned earlier there are things outside of the Government's control and mentioned planning and the courts system. The...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are way over.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. There is a detailed question submitted by Deputy Stanton, so out of respect for him I will deal with the issue of Midleton in depth-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: Twice.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----when we come to his question. It is out of respect. He put a lot of work into the question and it is something with which I want to deal. Following on from the comments of my colleague, the Minister, I am in a position to state that there are currently seven flood relief schemes at construction phase. Once completed, they will provide flood protection for nearly 1,800 properties....