Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the applications which have been received by his Department from Kildare County Council in 2005 to fund flood relief works; if successful, when Kildare County Council will receive this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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In 2005, Kildare County Council submitted a report to OPW on the feasibility of providing localised flood relief works at Leixlip, County Kildare and requested funding for implementation of such works. This report is currently being examined by my officials and their comments and recommendations are expected in the next few weeks.

A report had been submitted to OPW by the local authority in 2003 proposing flood relief works for Ardclough, County Kildare but the report was not deemed adequate, by OPW standards, and it was pointed out to local authority officials that the report would require additional technical information as well as cost benefit analysis and an outline environmental assessment before it could be fully considered. Kildare County Council inquired, in September 2005, about the availability of funding to progress the prospect of a flood relief scheme at Ardclough, but due to existing commitments it has not been possible to address this request. The position will be reviewed in light of the 2006 budgetary allocation for flood relief works.