Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the integrated flood risk management plan for Ballina in County Mayo, under the western catchment flood risk assessment and management, will be concluded and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34479/15]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Ballina is one of the 300 locations nationwide that are being assessed under the Office of Public Works' (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, the purpose of which is to implement the EU Floods Directive and national flood policy. Ballina is an AFA within the Western CFRAM programme.

The Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the Local Authorities, involves the production of predictive flood risk and hazard mapping for each location, the development of preliminary flood risk management options and flood risk management plans.

The Plans which are scheduled for completion by the end of 2016 will set out the feasible measures to address the assessed predictive flood risk for Ballina.

Further information on the Western CFRAM Study is available on the study website: www.westcframstudy.ie.