Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the Wad catchment which has twice been the cause of flooding in the past year; the shortcomings in the original interim proposals submitted by Dublin City Council which were rejected by his Department; and the progress made to date in 2010 in developing a solution for the entire catchment. [5947/10]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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At a meeting of the Office of Public Works and Dublin City Council on 29 July 2009, the Council presented an interim report by consultants on the River Tolka, the Wad River sub-catchment and the Donnycarney, Dublin 5 area. This report analysed the flooding events of early July 2009, hydraulically modelled the Wad River catchment, and reported on suggestions for alleviating flooding from severe storm events in the future.

The report found that the previously preferred local flood alleviation option - namely, the construction of a duplicate Wad culvert - would not be a viable option, as it might increase the risk of flooding downstream in a built-up area close to the Clontarf seafront. It did, however, recommend that a full Catchment Study, including Cost Benefit Analysis, should be carried out to establish the most appropriate measures to alleviate flooding in the area in the medium term. Dublin City Council has appointed consultants to carry out the study. Dublin City Council expects the study to be completed by the middle of 2010.

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has sanctioned investment in a flood defence for the seafront at Clontarf, Dublin 3; and when he will release funding and commence works. [5948/10]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works and Dublin City Council have been in discussions in relation to the flood relief aspects of the North City Arterial Water Main Works to be undertaken by the City Council. The City Council has completed a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the flood defence aspects of their scheme, and have supplied a copy of this to the OPW. In light of the CBA, further discussions will be held between OPW and the City Council, with a view to determining how best to proceed with appropriate flood relief measures for the general Clontarf area. In the circumstances, it is not yet possible, at this stage, to give a definite start-up date for specific works.