Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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520. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group per annum from 2011 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/16]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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The Inter-Departmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group did not meet between 2011 and 2014.

In July 2015 the Group was reconvened as the National CFRAM Programme approached the stage of preparation of Flood Risk Management Plans, which would in turn require the consideration of whole-of-Government responses to flood risk.

The Group met on 3 occasions in 2015 and presented an interim report to Government in January of this year. The Group held 2 further meetings in 2016 to date and is currently working on the preparation of a final report with recommendations which I expect to receive shortly. I will bring this report to Government for its consideration as soon as possible.