Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [10495/23]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that the Glashaboy River Flood Relief Scheme is being progressed by Cork City Council. The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council are engaging proactively to progress the flood relief scheme for Glanmire.  

The Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme was confirmed in January 2021 by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 to 1995 and is being funded from the €1.3 billion in flood relief measures under the National Development Plan to 2030, and as part of Project Ireland 2040. When complete the scheme will protect 103 properties from a significant risk of flooding.

Tender documentation for the procurement and appointment of a contractor was issued in September 2021 with a return date of 24th January 2022. Unfortunately, Cork City Council was not in a position to appoint a Contractor for the works on foot of this procurement process due to the inflationary market that arose during the tender evaluation and assessment period.

Cork City Council was hoping that the tender for the contractor would issue before the end of last year. A review of the commercial risks associated with the tender documentation involved some additional technical assessment prior to issuing the tender documentation. An Invitation to Tender for the Civil Works Contract was issued on 23 January 2023 and the tender return date is 13 March 2023. Following the appointment of a civil works contractor, works are scheduled to commence in Q2 2023. Key project partners are working to minimise the overall delay in the completion of these works.

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 19 January 2023, the status of the review of the programme for the Coirib go Cósta flood relief scheme; the status of the revised programme; if it has been completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10372/23]

Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Coirib go Cósta flood defences project in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/23]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 133 together.

I am advised that further to the Deputies questions on this matter, Galway City Council, as Project Sponsor and Contracting Authority, is leading the development of the Coirib go Cósta – Galway City Flood Relief Scheme, with technical advice and funding being provided by the Office of Public Works.

The primary objective of the Coirib go Cósta Project is to assess, design and deliver a viable, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable flood relief scheme for Galway City.

While not complete, early indications from the ongoing hydrological and hydraulic modelling for the Scheme suggest that there may be a requirement to provide significantly more defences across the city than was initially anticipated through the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme.

This increase in scope will have an impact on the programme. Accordingly the programme for this scheme is currently under review. It is expected that a revised programme will be available in the coming weeks and will then be uploaded to the project website.