Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the announcement of €10 million for the Crossmolina flood relief channel will be confirmed; the next steps for this project as projected; the timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/17]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Following the completion of extensive technical survey work, the engineering consultants for the proposed flood relief scheme in Crossmolina will present to the Office of Public Works (OPW) shortly their final Report on the assessment of options for the scheme. The consultants have indicated that their Report will show a diversion channel upstream of Crossmolina as the preferred option for dealing with flooding in the town.

The preferred option will be presented at a Public Exhibition in the town in early 2018 in accordance with the provisions of the Arterial Drainage Acts. This is the formal, statutory public consultation process for the proposed scheme. Provided the preferred Scheme is acceptable to the public overall, it will then enter the detailed design phase, and will subsequently be sent to the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform in late 2018 for Confirmation or formal approval.

If approved by the Minister, it is envisaged that construction will commence in early 2019 and will take approximately two years to complete. The OPW will fund the proposed scheme from its overall capital allocation for flood relief works, estimated to cost in the region of €10m, and has provided for the estimated costs in its multi annual capital budgets for the progression and completion of this scheme.