Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael)
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596. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status on the proposal to upgrade the Bellurgan embankment flood defences in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that responsibility for identifying and implementing appropriate measures to address coastal flood risk at Bellurgan, County Louth rests with Louth County Council (LCC) in the first instance and it is open to LCC to utilise its own resources to undertake any works required on the Bellurgan embankment.

An application for funding was received in 2016 containing a number of options to raise and widen the embankment.

Discussions between LCC and the OPW on the proposed options are ongoing.