Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made by the steering group to advance the flood mitigation works at Ballycar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55751/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As the Deputy is aware, I met with Minister O'Donovan in January where no agreement was reached about which agency would lead on the mitigation works or where funding would come from. At this meeting the OPW Chair advised he would reconvene the steering group behind a December 2020 report on Ballycar to continue discussions. The steering group in question includes Iarnród Éireann, the OPW, Clare County Council and the Geological Survey Ireland.

From official engagement with IÉ, however, I do not believe the steering group was ever reconvened by OPW.

Officials in my Department are now engaging with officials in the OPW to find out what actions have been taken on this project since January and what are planned. I can provide the Deputy with an update in the near future if he wishes to follow up.