David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings his Minister for State has had regarding flooding in east Cork caused by the Womanagh river bursting its banks and tidal flooding; the decisions taken as a result of these meetings; the further action he intends to take in order to support landowners and householders in the Ballymacoda-Killeagh and Inch area of east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12588/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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An engineer from the Office of Public Works met with a group of farmers whose lands are affected by the breaches in the embankments and the resultant tidal flooding. He has compiled a preliminary report which quantifies the extent of the problem and outlines potential solutions. The problem is extensive and will be expensive to remedy.

The Office of Public Works intends to commission a more detailed study to establish the full nature and extent of the works required to provide long-term protection to the area and the cost and any environmental implications as well as the benefits of such works. When this study is completed, OPW will be in a position to determine what measures are warranted in the area and what priority should be accorded to them within its already substantial programme of flood relief measures.