Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the funding allocated to Cork County Council and Cork City Council for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 in respect of flood alleviation works; if he will further provide corresponding figures of the amounts actually drawn down by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36165/12]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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On foot of applications received from Cork County Council, the Office of Public Works approved the allocations set out in the attached table for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date 2012 in respect of flood alleviation works. The amounts drawn down to date are also shown. This funding was provided primarily under the OPW's Minor Works Flood Mitigation and Coastal Protection Scheme.

In addition, OPW has contracted directly for major flood relief schemes at Fermoy & Mallow in County Cork. In

The Councils would have undertaken some flood alleviation works funded from their own resources also in the periods in question

Funding of Minor Flood Relief Projects in Co. Cork