Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a project brief (details supplied) submitted by a local authority for a development; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the area is subject to severe flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21546/10]

Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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All planning authorities are required to have regard to the Guidelines to Planning Authorities on the Planning System and Flood Risk Management, issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in the performance of their functions. Initial proposals for the project in question were recently submitted by Kildare County Council and are currently under examination in my Department.