Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2012
281 Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount currently allocated to a national coastal protection programme and within thisprogramme if there is an allocation for the protection of the beach at Portrane, CountyDublin, which is experiencing coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11354/12]
View answerThe allocation for national coastal protection is included in Flood Risk Management capital allocation of the Office of Public Works (OPW), which for 2012 is €45m. It is expected that expenditure of the order of €200,000 will be spent on the Irish Coast Protection Strategy Study during 2012. OPW does not have an application from Fingal County Council in relation to the area in question. An application was received in 2009 under the Minor Works scheme and was rejected as it did not meet the scheme' criteria. Any application received will be assessed in accordance with the scheme eligibility criteria, in conjunction with other applications received and having regard to the overall availability of resources.
