Written answers

Thursday, 21 February 2019

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will direct the OPW to expedite an application by Tipperary County Council for funding for flood relief works at Drish, Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/19]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that local flooding issues are a matter, in the first instance, for each Local Authority to investigate and address, and local authorities may carry out flood mitigation works using their own resources. The OPW operates the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme to provide funding to local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas. The scheme generally applies to relatively straightforward cases where a solution can be readily identified and achieved in a short time frame and which meets the criteria of the scheme.

On Tuesday, 19th February, Tipperary County Council submitted an application to the OPW under the Minor Works scheme for flood mitigation measures at the location mentioned in the deputy’s question. The OPW will assess this application to determine whether it meets the scheme criteria. The Local Authority will be advised as soon as a decision is reached in this regard.

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