Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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195. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the River Nenagh in areas (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be cleaned in view of the fact that in moderate rainfall it floods land in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6552/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for the maintenance of Arterial Drainage Schemes and catchment drainage schemes designated under the Arterial Drainage Acts of 1945 and 1995.

The section of the Nenagh River at Tiermoyle, Latteragh forms part of the Nenagh Arterial Drainage Scheme and is under the auspices of OPW.

OPW's scheduled maintenance programme for 2019 includes works on this channel. The works are scheduled to be undertaken in the next few months during the appropriate environmental window.