Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 November 2012
87. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that his Department spent on flood alleviation schemes in counties Longford and Westmeath for the years, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/12]
View answerThe Office of Public Works currently administers the Minor Flood Mitigation Works Scheme. The Scheme was introduced in 2009 and provides funding to local authorities to undertake small-scale alleviation measures to address flooding problems within their administrative areas. Details of the payments made to Longford and Westmeath County Councils under this scheme for the years concerned are given in the following tables.
|
Longford County Council |
Year |
Funding paid in year |
|
2009 |
€0 |
|
|
2010 |
€201,936 |
|
|
2011 |
€261,058 |
|
|
2012 |
€0 |
|
|
Total |
€462,994 |
|
|
Westmeath County Council |
Year |
Funding paid in year |
|
2009 |
€90,000 |
|
|
2010 |
€54,000 |
|
|
2011 |
€83,128 |
|
|
2012 |
€0 |
|
|
Total |
€227,128 |
In addition, expenditure under the OPW's ongoing arterial drainage maintenance programme for the Mullingar depot for the years in question is:
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 to end Oct. |
Total |
|
€ 1,547,169 |
€ 1,520,945 |
€ 1,434,856 |
€1,101,908 |
€5,604,87 |
