Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the development of new flood defensive measures for Donnycarney, Dublin, and the Coast Road at Clontarf, Dublin 3. [22832/15]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Works in Donnycarney (River Wad) and the Coast Road at Clontarf are being progressed by Dublin City Council (DCC), and the Council, in the first instance, is best placed to provide the most up to date information and details on progress with those works.

I am advised that the portion of Phase 1 of the flood relief works in Donnycarney which includes defences for the Clanmoyle and Donnycarney areas is almost complete. The remaining work involves the completion of Mechanical & Electrical contracts, which DCC hope to close out later this year. The Council has indicated that the remaining works under Phase 1, which comprise a tunnel under the Howth Road and an additional sea outfall for the Wad river on the Clontarf Road, are scheduled for 2016-2017 subject to the availability of the necessary funding.

A preliminary feasibility study of Phase 2 of works in the Donnycarney area, which examines the option of providing defences for Collins Avenue East, the Malahide Road at Donnycarney and at Collins Park, has been completed and this will be assessed by the Council.

It is understood that DCC has commenced works on a cycleway and new watermain from the Causeway to the Wooden Bridge in Clontarf which also incorporates a flood defence element for this location. The Council has also appointed consultants to undertake tide level and wave analysis along Clontarf Road which may result in new flood defence proposals for this area. I am further advised that subject to new options proving feasible, the Council intends to embark on public consultation with residents and business groups and subject to any proposals being favourably received, the Council would intend then to proceed to planning.