As I indicated in the reply to the Question the Deputy refers to, the Government decided on 11th February, 2014 to allocate €69.5 million for repair and remediation works to public infrastructure damaged in the storms from 13th December 2013 to 6th January 2014, of which up to €19.6 million was allocated for repairs to damaged coastal protection and flood defence infrastructure. The allocation of funding under the Government Decision was to specifically address the repair of existing damaged infrastructure.
The proposal submitted by Clare County Council in relation to Clohaninchy was for the construction of a new coastal protection rock armour or similar structure and it therefore falls outside the scope of the Government Decision of 11th February. A new coastal protection scheme for Clohaninchy would involve very significant investment and require detailed prior study and assessment to determine that it will achieve the intended design objective and be economically and environmentally viable. Clare County Council will need to address this separately and outside of the current process aimed at repair.