Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 March 2012
107 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the flood relief plan for the river at Clonkeen and Glenflesk, County Kerry; when will the work commence to alleviate the on-going flooding to homes and property in Foiladown and surrounding areas. [11952/12]
View answerIn October, 2009, the Office of Public Works allocated funding of €13,500 to Kerry County Council to carry out a study of the flood problem in the Glenflesk area on foot of an application from the Council under the minor works scheme.
The study report, which was submitted by the Council to the OPW in November last year, recommended flood mitigation works at four locations (a) Upstream of Glenflesk/Foiladuane (b) Glenflesk (c) Headford and (d) Flesk Bridge.
Following discussion with the Council, it has been decided that providing a long term solution to the problem in Glenflesk will be addressed in the context of the ongoing South West Catchment Flood Risk Assessment study.
In the interim, it is open to the Council to submit applications for funding for minor flood mitigation measures under the OPW's Minor Flood Works scheme, and OPW understands that they intend to do so shortly.
Any application that is submitted by the Council will be considered having regard to the Minor Works scheme eligibility criteria and the overall availability of resources for flood risk management.
