Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
267 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Finance if the OPW have plans to accommodate the late applicants for funding after the landslides of September 2003 in Pullathomas, Ballina, County Mayo; and if so, when funding will be granted to them. [11335/04]
View answer273 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Finance if the OPW has given funding to Mayo County Council for the erection of protective barriers on Dooncarton mountain in north Mayo to prevent landslides such as those of September 2003. [11556/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 273 together.
There are no plans to provide additional funds by way of humanitarian aid for those affected by the landslides at Pullathomas, Ballina, County Mayo. The funding of protective barriers is not a matter for the Office of Public Works. The question of State funding, if any, is more appropriate to the local authority and/or the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
