Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance when the necessary finance will be allocated to Kilkenny County Council to deal effectively with a flooding issue (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25976/10]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Engineering staff from the Office of Public Works and Kilkenny County Council met in 2009 to assess the flooding problem in Ballyragget. It was agreed that the Council would prepare and submit a detailed report on the flooding problem to the OPW to enable the matter to be considered further. The OPW is awaiting this report.

It would be open to the Council to submit an application for funding for works at Ballyragget under the ongoing scheme administered by this Office, which provides funds to local authorities to carry out minor mitigation works to address localised flooding problems.

If an application is submitted, it will be assessed in accordance with the relevant eligibility criteria, and having regard to the total funding available for flood mitigation works this year.