Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the flood relief works at Holycross, County Tipperary are completed; if not, when these works will be completed; and the estimated costs of those works. [36804/24]

Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for leading and co-ordinating the implementation of Ireland’s National Flood Policy, which includes the development of a planned programme of feasible works for flood relief schemes.

In 2018, to facilitate the development of a national programme of works, the OPW completed a strategic study - the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Suir CFRAM Study Area included Holycross as an Area for Further Assessment (AFA), and it was subsequently agreed that Tipperary County Council as the Lead Authority would progress Holycross as a flood relief scheme, with the relevant funding to be provided by the OPW through the Government’s €1.3 billion for flood relief measures under the National Development Plan.

In the event that such flood relief works are considered viable, they typically go through a five stage process, namely:

• Stage 1: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design
• Stage 2: Planning Approval
• Stage 3: Detailed Design
• Stage 4: Implementation/Construction
• Stage 5: Handover

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the flood relief works at Knocklofty, County Tipperary are completed; if not, when these works will be completed; and the estimated cost of those works. [36805/24]

Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for leading and co-ordinating the implementation of Ireland’s National Flood Policy, which includes the development of a planned programme of feasible works for flood relief schemes.

In 2018, to facilitate the development of a national programme of works, the OPW completed a strategic study - the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Suir CFRAM Study Area included Knocklofty as an Area for Further Assessment (AFA), and it was subsequently agreed that Tipperary County Council as the Lead Authority would progress Knocklofty as a flood relief scheme, with the relevant funding to be provided by the OPW through the Government’s €1.3 billion for flood relief measures under the National Development Plan.

In the event that such flood relief works are considered viable, they typically go through a five stage process, namely:

• Stage 1: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design
• Stage 2: Planning Approval
• Stage 3: Detailed Design
• Stage 4: Implementation/Construction
• Stage 5: Handover