Flood Prevention Measures

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Questions (254)

Michael Colreavy

Question:

254. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of money spent on flood defences in tabular form, by county in the years 2002-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/14]

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Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Deputy Brian Hayes)

Expenditure by the Office of Public Works in the period 2002 - 2013 on flood Capital Works schemes, which amounts to approximately €290 million, is shown by county on the attached table. This expenditure covers major Flood Relief Schemes and also the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme which commenced in 2009 and under which Local Authorities are funded by the OPW to carry out small scale flood relief works in their administrative areas. In addition, the OPW has spent approximately €50 million on other programmes, related to flood risk management, principally the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme of studies, that is not attributable to a specific county. Local Authorities may have undertaken flood defence works from their own resources that the OPW would not have been made aware of.

Expenditure on Major Flood Relief Schemes and Minor Works 2002 – 2013

County	Scheme	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	TOTALS
		€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000	€,000

Carlow Co Co.	Major Schemes	21	81	99	38	12	2,144	9	57	0	0	2,732	716	€5,909
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	611	439	114	€1,196
Cavan Co. Co.
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	0	111	0	€183
Clare Co. Co.
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	337	320	255	2,873	4,793	1,995	2,390	287	9,668	€22,918
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45		617	426	271	€1,359
Cork Co Co.
	Major Schemes	449	1,124	1,555	1,975	825	730	5,097	9,618	6,162	6,235	9,395	12,167	€55,332
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	1,045	402	282	222	€1,983
Donegal
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	34	0	0	0	36	€83
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	484	32	79	76	€671
Dublin
	Major Schemes	2,496	1,945	1,748	2,514	4,910	6,996	3,117	3,678	3,162	805	4,046	2,710	€38,127
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	320	873	373	€1,566
Galway
	Major Schemes	250	10		25					285	1,518	795	234	€3,117
	Minor Works							319	35	2,937	1,510	765	248	€5,814
Kerry
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works		0	0	0	0	0	0	377	359	44	190	35	€1,005
Kildare
	Major Schemes	1,199	255	8	3	0	644	2,019	835	814	1,470	715	130	€8,092
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	180	1,176	209	352	57	€1,974
Kilkenny
	Major Schemes	9,261	13,858	9,711	5,127	517	616	787	1,180	62	4	0	0	€41,123
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	65	538	58	108	€837
Laois
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	0	0	0	0	0	€121
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	€14
Leitrim
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	160	125	101	111	€497
Limerick
	Major Schemes	309	779	37	470	0	30	40	422	72	0	60	0	€2,219
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	309	268	92	142	€811
Longford
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	164	116	0	0	0	0	€280
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	202	261	0	0	€463
Louth
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	137	67		72	€321
Mayo
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11	€23
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	233	309	31	76	0	€649
Meath
	Major Schemes	39	950	1,018	1,755	2,607	599	391	874	1,669	1,130	479	58	€11,569
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	0	45	4	163	€289
Monaghan
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	32	227	28	€402
Offaly
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	177	0	0	22	0	13	799	997	€2,008
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	209	0	0	0	€236
Roscommon
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	951	0	105	87	€1,248
Sligo
	Major Schemes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	423	0	59	290	€813
Tipperary
	Major Schemes	3,047	375	494	719	1,811	1,820	5,743	7,584	5,495	11,280	4,170	786	€43,324
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	306	327	133	0	€780
Waterford
	Major Schemes	354	30	51	1	57	5,000	30	500	2,700	600	3,315	3,996	€16,634
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	0	14	15	€83
Westmeath
	Major Schemes	0	150	0	0	0	0	130	233	58	0	0	0	€571
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	54	83	0		€227
Wexford
	Major Schemes	0	94	5	25	414	0	93	231	124	0	51	88	€1,125
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	518	0	90	38	€736
Wicklow
	Major Schemes	42	334	0	150	0	59	313	299	1,738	0	7,117	997	€11,049
	Minor Works	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	227	248	70	389	8	942

TOTALS		17,467	19,985	14,726	13,139	11,650	18,893	21,259	32,277	34,386	31,051	38,838	35,052	288,723