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Thursday, 21 January 2021

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Flood Relief Schemes

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Blackpool flood relief scheme, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3378/21]

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Blackpool Flood Relief Scheme commenced in 2013 when the Office of Public Works, in conjunction with Cork City Council, appointed consultants to develop proposals to deal with the flood risk that existed in Cork City. Following extensive engineering and environmental analysis, public consultation, and a formal Public Exhibition, the proposed scheme for Blackpool was submitted to the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform for Ministerial Confirmation.

The Scheme and the associated environmental assessments are currently being reviewed by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the Confirmation process under the Arterial Drainage Acts as required following the transposition into Irish law of EU Directive 2014/EU/52 by way of the European Union (Environmental Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019. Further information was requested by the Minister as part of the environmental impact assessment he is required to carry out on the scheme. This information was provided to the Minister on the 2nd November 2020 and it is anticipated, pending a review of the further information supplied, that a grant of Ministerial Confirmation for the scheme will be received shortly. Once the scheme is Confirmed, a tender competition will be held to appoint a works contractor which should lead to construction works being commenced before the end of this year.

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