Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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368. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether a house (details supplied) will be covered by the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [48081/23]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council are engaging proactively to progress the Glashaboy flood relief scheme for Glanmire.

The Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme was confirmed in January 2021 by the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 to 1995. The scheme 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.

The scheme, when complete, will provide flood protection to some 103 properties; 78 residential properties and 25 commercial premises and will address the flood risk in a number of locations in the Glanmire area. The scheme will include defences, such as walls and embankments; culvert upgrades; channel widening and road re-grading.

In April 2023, Cork City Council, following a successful tender competition, awarded the civil works contract to Sorensen Civil Engineering. In July 2023 Sorensen Civil Engineering mobilised on site carrying out site investigation works, working with utility providers to agree diversions and engaging with stakeholders with works commencing on site at Cúil Chluthair and Springmount.

The construction programme is anticipated to take 32 months with the works split up into several Zones to minimise disruption to the public and businesses.

Following the events of Storm Babet, the design team will examine the proposed works throughout the Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme to consider whether there are any additional short term or other interventions that can be beneficially proposed in addition to the approved works.

With respect to the deputy’s specific query I wish to advise this information is not readily available and we will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW), through the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, carried out the largest ever flood risk study in Ireland to date, which assessed 80% of properties at risk from Ireland’s main causes of flooding. It should be noted that CFRAM was a high level assessment of the areas deemed to be at risk of flooding. The OPW Flood Maps, that show the flood risk for 300 communities, are a key output of the study together with 29 Flood Risk Management Plans, with the proposed flood relief measures to address the flood risk in each community.

The Limerick City & Environs Flood Relief Scheme (FRS) is currently at Stage 1 (Scheme Development and Preliminary Design). The area to be protected by this scheme includes Ashbrook and any flood risk in this area will be identified. As part of the project a more detailed mapping of the flood risk is being undertaken by the consultant and once this mapping has been completed it will be published.

It is estimated that the full Limerick City & Environs Scheme will protect some 1,120 residential properties and 243 commercial properties.