Written answers

Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Flood Prevention Measures

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of each of the Government Departments, State agencies, local authorities, cross-Border bodies, semi-State companies and other public funded-managed entities that have a public-statutory role in relation to the maintenance and management of, extraction from or discharge to the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9307/14]

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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The information sought is set out in the following table:

Govt. Departments, State Agencies etc with a public/statutory role in relation to the River Shannon
Government Departments/Offices:

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Incl. National Parks and Wildlife Services)

Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Office of Public Works


State Agencies/Bodies (Non-Commercial):

Fáilte Ireland

Environmental Protection Agency

Inland Fisheries Ireland

The Heritage Council

Waterways Ireland


State Bodies (Commercial):

Bord na Mona

Electricity Supply Board

Irish Water

Shannon Foynes Port Company


Regional and Local Authorities:

South West Regional Authority

Mid-West Regional Authority

West Regional Authority

Border Regional Authority

Midlands Regional Authority

Cavan County Council

Clare County Council

Galway County Council

Kerry County Council

Leitrim County Council

Limerick City and County Council

Longford County Council

Mayo County Council

North Tipperary County Council

Offaly County Council

Roscommon County Council

Sligo County Council

Westmeath County Council

Athlone Town Council

Ballinasloe Town Council

Birr Town Council

Ennis Town Council

Kilrush Town Council

Listowel Town Council

Longford Town Council

Nenagh Town Council

Shannon Town Council

Tullamore Town Council

The OPW has no oversight role or authority in relation to the River Shannon. The Deputy is advised that details on the precise involvement, role and functions of each of the above listed bodies in relation to the River Shannon is best sought directly from the bodies concerned as this information is not readily available to the OPW.

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