Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015
286. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of work under the catchment flood risk assessment management systems in respect of a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the progress in the Office of Public Works statutory consultation process; if the landowner will be consulted on same; and when a decision is expected. [23079/15]
View answerAs indicated in my replies of 26 February 2015 and 28 April 2015, good progress is being made by engineering consultants undertaking regional studies on behalf of the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Programme involves an assessment of 300 mainly urban locations nationwide through mapping significant flood risk areas and producing flood risk management options and plans as required by the EU Floods Directive.
The draft predictive flood maps for Dunmanway are currently available for inspection on the South Western CFRAM Study website www.southwestcframstudy.ie and the landowner may currently provide feedback on same. A national statutory consultation is due to be held in late summer/early autumn; details of which will be advertised in the national media and on the CFRAM Programme website www.cfram.ie. All feedback received during the consultation period will form part of the process of finalisation of the flood maps.
