Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 April 2013
127. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if support is available to citizens and businesses to assist in combatting coastal erosion which poses a threat to a considerable number of localities in the west. [17986/13]
View answerThe management of coastal erosion in any particular area is in the first instance a matter for the relevant local authority concerned. It is open to local authorities to apply for funding under the Office of Public Work's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. Any application received will be assessed under the revised eligibility criteria for coastal protection measures introduced by the OPW in 2013, including a requirement that any measures are cost beneficial, and having regard to the overall availability of funding. Application forms and related guidelines are available on the OPW website.
