Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the start date for the proposed Fermoy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12243/08]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works expects to issue final contract documents for the Civil Engineering Contract on the Fermoy North flood relief scheme to the successful applicants from the pre-qualification process in the next few days. This will allow completed tenders to be received in the middle of May. Once the tenders have been examined and a tender report has been received, OPW expect to be in a position to issue a Letter of Intent to a successful civil engineering contractor by the end of June. This would allow construction works to commence within a matter of weeks afterwards.

OPW plan to commence the detailed design of the remaining phases of the overall Fermoy flood relief scheme shortly. There is a very strong commitment to completing all phases of the scheme as quickly as possible and OPW has been greatly encouraged by the strong support shown by Fermoy Town Council and the local population. The recent flooding in January was a stark reminder of the current threat from flooding in the town without a scheme in place.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify plans for the proposed lowering of the weir in Fermoy, County Cork; if a timetable has been established for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12244/08]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Office of Public Works that they have no proposals to lower the weir in Fermoy. The OPW intend to implement a flood relief scheme in Fermoy but this does not require lowering of the weir.