Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available for flood defences for Tawin Island, County Galway; if so, when such funding will be available; if a Natura 2000 impact statement has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22720/20]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the Office of Public Works that an application submitted under the OPW Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection scheme by Galway County Council for a project at Tawin, Maree, Co. Galway is currently under consideration. Further information has been requested from the Council to complete the assessment. If the application satisfies all the eligibility criteria of the Scheme, the Council will be funded 90% of the costs of the application. One such requirement is that the proposed works do not have a significant negative effect on the environment, during or after construction, and that any legislative requirements for assessment in this respect (e.g. Wildlife, Habitats, Fisheries, Environmental Impact Assessment, etc.) are fully complied with in the process.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of flood relief projects undertaken by the OPW in the past five years to date by location; the date on which each flood relief project will be completed; the associated costs of each; if projects are overdue; and if projects went to conciliation, in tabular form. [22742/20]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The table below (Table 1) sets out the information requested by the Deputy on flood relief projects that have commenced construction since the start of 2016. The information provided includes flood relief projects undertaken by the Office of Public Works (OPW), and / or Local Authorities with funding provided by OPW.

Table 1

Flood Relief Schemes which commenced construction since start 2016

The above projects are part of the Programme of approximately 150 capital projects being progressed as part of the National Development Plan 2018-2027, of which approximately 120 can be considered ‘major projects’ with an individual estimated total value of over €1m.

OPW also provides funding to Local Authorities to carry out minor works under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme. The Scheme provides up to €750,000 to Local Authorities to meet 90% of the cost of engineering solutions to local flooding issues. Table 2 below sets out information on this Scheme since the start of 2016.

Table 2

Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme

*Completed projects refer to projects that were completed in that year but not necessarily approved in that year.