Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of finalising all flood relief projects at construction or planning stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/17]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The total estimated cost of all major flood relief schemes currently at construction or planning/development stage is €571million and, in respect of which, expenditure to date stands at €122 million. Many of the projects are at an early stage of development and planning and the estimates of costs are subject to change.

The largest scheme currently in development and included in the above total figure is that for the Lower Lee (Cork city) which has an estimated cost of €140m.

The Government has committed to a provision of €430 million for capital flood risk management measures over the period 2016-2021 with the annual allocation rising from €45m to €100m by 2021.

Over the period of the Government's Capital Programme the OPW will be concentrating on progressing all flood relief schemes in its current works programme. The OPW will also commence in this period the implementation on a prioritised basis of a number of projects arising from the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Plans which are due to be completed shortly.