Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the flooding at Cockstown West, Ardrahan, County Galway in which two houses have been flooded for the past three weeks and are still under water (details supplied); if the Office of Public Works has a plan to minimise the extent of the flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48208/09]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Office of Public Works Engineers met with the owner of the properties at Cockstown West, Ardrahan referred to by the Deputy. As a result, the property owner has, within the past week, submitted to the OPW a report prepared by his Engineer in relation to the flooding problem. This report is currently being considered.

Under a scheme introduced this year, the OPW will shortly be writing to all Local Authorities seeking prioritised applications for funding for localised minor flood mitigation works that the Authorities propose to undertake in 2010. If Galway County Council submits an application in relation to works at Ardrahan that meet the economic and environmental eligibility criteria of this scheme, it will be considered, along with any other applications received from the Council and other Local Authorities, having regard for the overall funding available for such works.