David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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515. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount which has been spent on flood relief schemes here from 2004 to date, broken down by county and by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22307/16]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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Expenditure by the Office of Public Works in the period 2004 to the end of June 2016 on flood relief activities and measures amounts to approximately €402 million, of which €292 million relates to expenditure on major flood relief schemes. A breakdown of this expenditure on major schemes is shown by county in the table below. The remaining €110 million is made up of €58 million on Strategic Studies including the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, the Flood Studies Update and Coastal & Hydrology studies and research, €30 million on the OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme and €22m on the funding provided to Local Authorities for storm damage repair which arose following the severe storms which affected the western seaboard in December 2013 and January 2014.

Breakdown by County of expenditure on Major Flood Relief Schemes over the period 2004 to end June 2016