John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will have discussions with the residents of Riverside Drive, Kilkenny, regarding the type of boundary fence to be erected at this location as part of the flood relief scheme; if he will resolve the outstanding issues with the residents of Nore Terrace and Maudlin Street, Kilkenny, relating to the amenity area at Lacken Weir, Kilkenny, and agree to restore this green play area to the way it was before the scheme started; the timeframe for the removal of the remaining hoarding and completion of the landscaping at Dukesmeadows, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20624/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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I am advised by my officials in the Office of Public Works that fencing issues were discussed at a meeting with Kilkenny County Council officials in January 2005. The council advised that the pre-existing concrete fence along the boundary of the fill area and Riverside Drive was adequate. There are therefore no plans to change the nature of this fencing.

It is assumed that by "the amenity area at Lacken Weir" and agreement "to restore this green area to the way it was before the scheme started", the Deputy is referring to an area in the county council grounds, adjacent to Maudlin Street. The contractor is to make good the area in question, namely, have it levelled, top soiled and seeded.

With reference to Maudlin Street Park, the contractor will complete minor works remaining such as installation of kerbs to the footpath, removal of ruts etc. in the coming weeks. My officials advise that the landscaping works remaining in Dukesmeadows include the reinstatement and seeding of a strip of ground next to the roadside hoarding. Once this work is completed and the grass is established sufficiently, the hoarding will be removed, probably in early August.