Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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265. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding he intends to make available to address serious flooding concerns in Ballina, County Tipperary following on from a number of flooding incidents that have taken place in the town over the last couple of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10808/23]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) programme is the largest ever flood risk study carried out in the State and culminated with the launch in 2018 of 29 flood risk management plans which propose 118 new outline flood relief projects on top of the major projects already completed and the schemes that were ongoing at the time within the existing capital works programme of the Office of Public Works (OPW). All projects, including the Ballina project are being funded under the Government's flood risk investment programme of almost €1.3 billion under the National Development Plan to 2030.

The proposed flood relief scheme in Ballina/Killaloe is included in the 31 small projects under €1 million, and is being progressed directly by Tipperary County Council. Following the provision of funding, consultants have been appointed by Tipperary County Council to design a viable, cost effective and sustainable scheme for the town(s), and it is expected Stage 1 (Scheme Development and Preliminary Design) of the scheme will reach completion later in 2023. The funding requirement for a viable scheme for Ballina will be known later in 2023.