Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if additional staff have being hired in the Office of Public Works; and when the catchment flood risk assessment and study report for the Rye River will commence. [27407/06]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Commissioners of Public Works, with the assistance of the Public Appointments Service, is in the process of recruiting additional staff to deal with the increased workload arising from its designation as the lead agency to implement the Government's policy on flooding.

The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) study for the Rye River will be undertaken by Consultants under the direction of a Steering Committee, which will comprise representatives from the Office of Public Works and Kildare County Council and will commence later this year. The Office of Public Works is currently preparing tender documents for the appointment of Consultants.