Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2012
125. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allocate further money to County Kerry to combat coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50786/12]
View answerThe Office of Public Works has to date approved funding of €891,000 to Kerry County Council under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme for coastal protection measures in the county.
It is open to Kerry County Council to apply for further funding under the Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the revised eligibility criteria for coastal protection measures introduced by the OPW earlier this year, which include a requirement that any measures are cost beneficial, and having regard to the overall availability of resources. Application forms and related guidelines are available on the OPW website.
Coastal protection is funded from the OPW's Flood Risk Management capital allocation, which is €45m for 2012.
