Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Flood Risk Management
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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578. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made by the OPW in developing the south Mayo relief scheme; the estimated cost of the scheme; when it is intended to proceed with the works outlined in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20956/22]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Feasibility Report (September 2021) for these works was commissioned by Mayo County Council and funding for the report was approved under the OPW Minor Works Scheme, which is typically used for projects up to €750,000 in value. Currently, based on the proposed scheme, the estimated cost of the works stands at €6.4m. However, this estimate means that the scheme now falls outside the criterion of Minor Flood Mitigation Works for the OPW.
The Feasibility Report indicated that a significant portion of the benefits to be accrued by the scheme are to roads and access. The OPW has communicated to Mayo County Council (February 2022) that they should develop a joint agency proposal in conjunction with the Department of Transport. On completion of the proposal, Mayo County Council may then present this to the OPW for consideration, in terms of how it may be prioritised, resourced and progressed in line with the overall OPW national programme of projects.
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