Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding works to prevent storm damage in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/14]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Government Decision of 11 February, 2014 specifically addressed the allocation of funding for the repair of existing public infrastructure damaged by storms in the period of 13th December to 6th January 2014. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (DoECLG) wrote to Kerry County Council indicating that, based on the estimate submitted by the Council to that Department, up to €1,226,920 was being made available to the Council via the OPW to undertake the necessary repair works to damaged coastal protection and flood defence infrastructure. This was a once-off measure to reinstate built coastal defences to their pre storm condition.

The estimates submitted by Kerry County Council to the DoECLG and the programme of works the Council submitted to the OPW detailing how it proposes to spend the total allocation of €1,226,920 included an amount of €30,000 for repairs to a coastal embankment at Cromane Lower. This programme was approved and it is a matter for the Council to progress these works.