Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 23 November 2017 (details supplied) if funding will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1056/18]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for the management of fluvial flood risk where a river comes out of its banks and floods adjacent properties or roads etc.

I met with Limerick County Council on this matter in November 2017 and the position of the OPW was set out in detail. Limerick County Council had previously submitted a minor works application to this office to address the issue of bank erosion in Abbeyfeale. While I would have considerable sympathy for the family in question, the criteria for the minor works programme does not allow the provision of funding to cover this particular instance. In addition, it is not a flood risk issue and therefore would not come within the remit of the Commissioners of Public Works.