Written answers
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Flood Relief Schemes Funding
Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments or funding are available to landowners whose land and fields have been damaged by the River Slaney bursting its banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/13]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The management of flooding in river catchments is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. Farmers affected by flooding in the Slaney catchment should contact the Office of Public Works locally for advice on the best course of action available.
Regrettably, I do not have funds available to my Department to support the farmers concerned.
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