Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action being taken to address the serious erosion to the bank of the River Slaney, Rathvilly, County Carlow (details supplied). [31881/11]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The watercourse in question is not under the statutory care of the Office of Public Works. Generally, the maintenance of rivers, which do not form part of an Arterial Drainage Scheme or a Drainage District, is a matter for the riparian landowners. Where a matter of public safety arises, it should be referred to the relevant local authority.

The Office of Public Works has received no reports of recent flooding at the location concerned from the local authority. It would be open to the local authority to submit an application under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works Scheme administered by this Office for funding to undertake measures to address flooding issues at the location. Any application received will be considered having regard to the scheme eligibility criteria and to the overall availability of resources for flood risk management.

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