Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the funding provided and projects undertaken by the Office of Public Works to provide flood relief based on a statement (details supplied) by the Minister of State in January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34517/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The initiative referred to by the Deputy provided that the Office of Public Works would work with Local Authorities to address localised flooding problems raised by the Authorities. The cost of any works would have to be commensurate with the expected benefit and the environmental impact would have to be acceptable. The OPW would either provide funding for works undertaken by the Authorities or would carry out relief works on their behalf.

A number of cases raised with OPW have required the commissioning of surveys or environmental studies and the seeking of consents or licences, especially where environmentally sensitive areas were involved. Because of this, the full scope and cost of works at a number of locations is not yet known. Information in relation to all projects on hand could not be compiled in the time available but I will have it sent to the Deputy this week.