Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
455. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a full list of flood relief schemes managed by the OPW and the status of the schemes, in tabular form. [17115/23]
View answerThe Office of Public Works (OPW) is responsible for leading and coordinating the implementation of localised flood relief schemes to protect Ireland against significant flood risk from rivers and the sea. Since 2018, the Government has committed €1.3bn, to 2030, to deliver some 150 additional flood relief schemes identified as part of the OPW’s Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. Since 2018, a partnership between the OPW and the Local Authorities has allowed Ireland to treble, to 90, the number of flood relief schemes currently at design, development and construction stages.
The OPW currently acts as the lead authority for 8 of those flood relief schemes at various stages of the lifecycle of a scheme. Table 1 below lists each of these OPW-led flood relief schemes along with their present status.
Under the current partnership model between OPW and the Local Authorities, the other schemes are Local Authority led, and the OPW provides technical and administrative support while acting as the Approving Authority. The status of all ongoing flood relief schemes is available at www.floodinfo.ie/ .
Information is also available on the above-mentioned website in relation to the completed schemes that are providing protection to over 12,000 properties and an economic benefit to the State in damage and losses avoided estimated to be in the region of €1.9 billion.
Table 1. OPW-led flood relief schemes
|
Flood Relief Scheme |
County |
Status |
|
Ballinasloe Flood Relief Scheme |
Galway |
Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
|
Ballymakeery/Ballyvourney Flood Relief Scheme |
Cork |
Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
|
Bride River (Blackpool) Flood Relief Scheme |
Cork |
Stage II: Public Exhibition / Confirmation |
|
Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme |
Mayo |
Stage II: Public Exhibition / Confirmation |
|
Lifford Flood Relief Scheme |
Donegal |
Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
|
Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme |
Cork |
Stage II: Public Exhibition / Confirmation |
|
Raphoe Flood Relief Scheme |
Donegal |
Stage II: Public Exhibition / Confirmation |
|
River Mall (Templemore) Flood Relief Scheme |
Tipperary |
Stage IV: Implementation/Construction |
