Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide funding for work to be carried out to the River Pill at Pilltown, County Kilkenny to prevent future flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/10]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works is implementing a programme of Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) studies based on river catchment areas. These studies make co-ordinated, integrated assessments of all the significant flood risk factors. The results of the studies will be used to formulate long-term plans for addressing the key flood risks identified for each catchment area. The CFRAM study for the Suir Catchment is currently underway and it is expected that the hydraulic modelling and draft predictive flood mapping will be completed this year with assessment of the various potential flood relief options becoming available early in 2011.

The River Pill forms part of the Suir Catchment and an assessment of the implementation of a flood relief scheme for the Piltown area will be covered as part of this study. Under a scheme introduced in 2009, the OPW wrote to all Local Authorities seeking prioritised applications for funding for localised minor flood mitigation works that the Authorities propose to undertake. If Kilkenny County Council submits an application in relation to works 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 to the overall funding available for such works.