Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
319. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the financial support that will be given to Dublin City Council to address the potential risk of flooding around the River Naniken in Dublin North-East constituency ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8008/14]
View answerI am advised that the River Naniken is conveyed by way of a culvert for a substantial part of its entire length and forms an integral part of the urban storm drainage system. I understand that the flooding problem in question is due to the inadequacy of the surface water drainage infrastructure in the area and the responsibility for addressing this problem rests with Dublin City Council not with the Office of Public Works (OPW). I understand also that any capital investment by DCC to address the flooding problem in this location would have to be economically viable and acceptable from a cost/benefit point of view.
The Office of Public Works is not in a position to provide financial assistance to Dublin City Council to address this issue as the OPW has no responsibility in relation to funding of drainage infrastructure.
