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Tuesday, 14 June 2005

9:00 pm

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a request to provide funding to enable Fermoy flood plan to be undertaken; if so, the amount requested; if he will make funding available as a matter of urgency in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19085/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Office of Public Works plans to place the proposals to alleviate the flood risk on the Munster Blackwater River in Fermoy on formal public display, as required under the Arterial Drainage Acts, in the autumn of 2005.

In recent months, the OPW has concentrated on the development of the early flood warning system for the Munster Blackwater River catchment. The warning system is vital for the proposed scheme in Fermoy, as there is extensive use of demountable defences proposed there.

Progression of the scheme will, to some degree, depend on the observations received during the exhibition period. Construction of an acceptable scheme will depend on the availability of funds and the prioritisation of the large number of schemes that are required in various locations.

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