James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dates he received flood defence applications for the Glashaboy and Bride rivers in County Cork regarding the application confirmation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13753/20]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Blackpool and Glashaboy Flood Relief Schemes are currently undergoing assessment as part of the Confirmation process by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. This process was instigated in late 2018 but was delayed by the transposition into Irish law of EU EIA Directive 2014/52/EU insofar as the provisions of the Arterial Drainage Acts are concerned. The Regulations were completed and published in late 2019.

Further information has now been requested by the Minister as part of the environmental impact assessment which he is required by the new Regulations to carry out on both proposed Schemes. This information is currently being prepared and will be provided to the Minister as soon as possible. The Confirmation process will be concluded by the Minister thereafter in the quickest possible time frame.