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Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Flood Prevention Measures

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he plans to take on the Kiltha river at Castlemartyr, County Cork, to prevent future flooding (details supplied). [47632/17]

Photo of Kevin  MoranKevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The core strategy for addressing areas at potentially significant risk from flooding is the Office of Public Works (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (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 mapping for each location, the development of preliminary flood risk management options and the production of Flood Risk Management Plans. The catchment area referred to is part of the South Western CFRAM Study.

These final Plans are currently undergoing an independent review of the strategic level environmental assessments by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Once this independent review of all Plans is completed and observations addressed, I would hope by the end of this year to seek the approval from the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform for the 29 Flood Risk Management Plans developed under the CFRAM process.

Thereafter, I would hope to announce the proposed structural measures contained within those Plans that will, over the coming years, be taken to detailed design to protect those communities at assessed risk.

Subject to approval, the potentially viable flood relief works for Castlemartyr consists of the diversion of the Kiltha River around the town via an existing bypass channel through the grounds of the hotel and the construction of flood walls to protect vulnerable properties at the confluence of the Kiltha and the bypass channel.

The Castlemartyr Flood Relief Scheme will be subject to project-level public consultation and assessment before proceeding.

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