Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)
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155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide and update on all flood relief schemes in Cork north central, including the Morrisons Island project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15836/25]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) in partnership with Cork City Council, are engaging proactively to progress a number of flood relief schemes in the Cork North Central area.

The Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme, which is the largest scheme in the state, is designed to protect some 2,100 properties at risk from flooding. The scheme is currently scheduled to go to Statutory Public Exhibition by Q1 of 2026 and estimated to be submitted for Confirmation to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services Reform and Digitalisation in mid-2026, under the Arterial Drainage Acts.

The OPW is progressing the Bride River (Blackpool) Flood Relief Scheme and is currently updating the Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) for the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation following a request for further information, to inform a statutory confirmation Ministerial decision under the Arterial Drainage Acts. The Bride River (Blackpool) Flood Relief Scheme, when complete, will protect some 290 properties currently at risk from flooding.

The Morrison’s Island Public Realm and Flood Defence Project is aimed at bringing a comprehensive regeneration of this historic area of Cork City through extensive public realm improvements, which includes some flood defence elements. Defences at Morrison’s Quay and Father Matthew Quay will protect large areas of Central Island from tidal flooding, including to 261 properties at flood risk during an extreme tidal event. The Morrison’s Island Project is currently at construction and is due to be substantially completed in the summer of 2026.

Works are ongoing across multiple locations in Glanmire and Sallybrook as part of the Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme, which is to provide protection to 103 properties. The construction programme commenced in July 2023. The overall construction works are 60% complete and the expected substantial completion date for the scheme is February 2026.

Catherine Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)
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157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Camac flood alleviation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16068/25]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council in partnership with the OPW, have commissioned the Camac River Flood Alleviation Scheme to address flooding within the catchment of the Camac River. Engineering consultants were appointed to the scheme and the scheme is currently at Stage 1, designing a preferred scheme option to manage the flood risk.

The proposed scheme may include constructing new flood defence walls incorporating flood gates and/or strengthening and raising existing ones, constructing new flood defence embankments and/or strengthening and raising existing ones, work on weirs, channels and culverts and storage ponds. The scheme is expected to provide protection against a 100-Year flood (1% Annual Exceedance Probability) for fluvial flooding.

Complexity in the development of the model has led to delays in progressing Stage 1. A range of options were presented at Public Consultation Days held on 17^th and 18^th April 2024. Arising from the information obtained at the Public Consultation Days the consultant is undertaking additional modelling of the catchment which will further inform the options development phase.

The current estimated cost of the Camac FAS is €50m and when complete the scheme is expected to provide flood protection to 413 residential and commercial properties and be adaptable to the increased risk from climate change.

Updates are available on the scheme website; .