Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Flood Risk Management
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the OPW is aware of the need to alleviate flooding near a location (details supplied) by carrying out maintenance work on streams and culverts there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48285/23]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has a statutory remit for the maintenance of the Corrib-Mask-Robe Arterial Drainage Scheme under the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945. This channel will be programmed for maintenance in 2024.
The location concerned does not form part of the aforementioned Arterial Drainage Scheme.
Local flooding is in the first instance a matter for each local authority to investigate and address. The OPW will liaise with Mayo County Council in relation to the area concerned.
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