John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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383. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a review being carried out on the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow, as part of the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63287/25]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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384. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the review being carried out on the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow as part of the National Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme will be published when complete; when the flood mapping on www.floodinfo.ie relating to the River Dargle will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63288/25]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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385. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding provided to Wicklow County Council between 2017 and 2025 for maintenance work on the River Dargle Flood Protection Scheme in County Wicklow, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63289/25]

Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 383, 384 and 385 together.

The Bray Flood Map Review is being carried under the OPW flood Map Review Programme details of which are on the OPW flood portal www.floodinfo.ie.

The Map Review is being progressed by an external consultant and is nearing completion. It is foreseen that the new flood maps for the Bray Map Review will initially be published on www.floodinfo.ie early in 2026 for a consultation period of 30 days, allowing the public to make submissions. Following the consultation, any submissions will be reviewed and addressed and the final maps, accompanied by a report, will then be published on www.floodinfo.ie to complete the Map Review.

The development, planning and construction of the Bray (River Dargle) Flood Relief Scheme was undertaken under local authority powers, with funding provided by the OPW. Works on the scheme were completed in November 2017, with maintenance commencing in 2018. The scheme provides protection against a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (1-in-100 years) fluvial flooding event and a 0.5% Annual Exceedance Probability (1-in-200 years) tidal flooding event for some 660 properties.

Wicklow County Council, as the scheme’s lead authority, maintains and upkeeps the scheme. Maintenance activities include the clearance of silt and debris from the river channel, clearance of trash and debris screens, control of invasive species, and routine maintenance of outfall valves, culverts and demountables. The OPW reimburses Wicklow County Council for all eligible, valid and vouched expenditure and costs incurred in the maintenance of the scheme. Payments made to Wicklow County Council in respect of recouped maintenance costs are indicated below.

*This payment relates to the recoupment of maintenance costs incurred since completion of the scheme. A recoupment claim for 2025 is currently being processed by OPW officials.