Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ascertain from the Office of Public Works that works will be carried out to alleviate the flooding problem for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo; if preventative works will be carried out to ensure that the flooding does not reoccur in 2007; the discussions that have taken place in this regard; if funding has been provided; the works that will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27741/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Further to my response to the House on 26th September, 2007 in this matter, the OPW is continuing to engage with Mayo County Council engineering staff to establish a solution, which would be economically, socially and environmentally feasible to the flood risk problem in the region referred to.

It is not possible at this stage to put a timescale or a costing on such a scheme if a feasible scheme is identified. These issues will be addressed as soon as possible when staff resources, which are fully deployed dealing with other urgent flood risk management cases in the region are available.