Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the funds that have been provided in 2009 for works to combat coastal erosion in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17663/09]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works assumed responsibility for coastal flood risk management and coastal erosion in January this year. The Commissioners of Public Works will shortly be writing to Local Authorities, to request them to identify significant coastal erosion issues in their areas, their proposals for dealing with them and the order of priority in which they consider they should be addressed. The Commissioners will prioritise projects based on overall response from the local authorities and will allocate funding for projects, which are considered viable on economic, environmental and social grounds. OPW will continue the practice of working closely with Local Authorities to deal with coastal erosion issues. Funding will be allocated from the overall provision for flood risk management and coastal erosion on a project rather than a geographical basis.