Flood Relief Schemes Status

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2015

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Questions (181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186)

Seán Fleming

Question:

181. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all flood relief schemes in County Cork at planning, construction and post-construction phase; the commencement and completion dates for each scheme; the funding envisaged for all such schemes and the annual funding for such schemes in the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45201/15]

Seán Fleming

Question:

182. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all flood relief schemes in County Kerry at planning, construction and post-construction phase; the commencement and completion dates for each scheme; the funding envisaged for all such schemes and the annual funding for such schemes in the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45202/15]

Seán Fleming

Question:

183. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all flood relief schemes in County Clare at planning, construction and post construction phase; the commencement and completion dates for each scheme; the funding envisaged for all such schemes and the annual funding for such schemes in the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45203/15]

Seán Fleming

Question:

184. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update with regard to all flood relief schemes in County Tipperary at planning, construction and post construction phase; the commencement and completion dates for each scheme; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of funding envisaged for all such schemes, as well as the annual funding for such schemes over the 2011-2015 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/15]

Seán Fleming

Question:

185. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all flood relief schemes in County Waterford at planning, construction and post construction phase; the commencement and completion dates for each scheme; the funding envisaged for all such schemes and the annual funding for such schemes in the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45205/15]

Seán Fleming

Question:

186. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of all flood relief schemes in County Limerick at planning, construction and post construction phase; the commencement and completion dates for each scheme; the funding envisaged for all such schemes and the annual funding for such schemes in the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 to 186, inclusive, together.

The following table sets out the details for all major flood relief schemes in the counties indicated at planning, construction and post construction phase, the period of construction, a breakdown of the annual funding for such schemes over the 2011–2015 period.

Scheme	Stage	Period of Construction	Cost €000 2011	Cost €000 2012	Cost €000 2013	Cost €000 2014	Cost €000 2015 *
Co Cork
Mallow North	Construction completed	2008 - 2010	472	285	400	211	24
Mallow South & West	Construction completed	2011 - 2014	4185	3108	987	609	837
Fermoy North	Construction completed	2009 -2011	1021	537	1015	250	79
Fermoy South	Construction completed	2012 - 2015	193	5315	8748	4190	347
Bandon	Tender/Confirmation**	Expected 2016-2018	187	114	562	441	197
Skibbereen	Confirmation**	Expected 2016-2018	-	8	321	-	310
Lower Lee (Cork City)	Design	Expected 2017 - 2021
Blackpool	Design/Public Exhibition	Expected 2017 - 2019	6	0	93	478	296
Glashaboy (Glanmire)	Design	Expected 2017 - 2018	-	-	-	90	-
Douglas/Togher	Design	Expected 2017 - 2018	-	-	-	146	-
Crookstown	Design	Expected 2017 - 2018	-	-	-	-	-
Ballymakeera	Design	Expected 2017 - 2018	5	11	41	3	-
Clonakilty	Detailed Design following Public Exhibition	Expected 2017 - 2018	-	-	3	163	319
Midleton	Appointment of consultants	Expected 2017 - 2018	-	-	-	-	-
County Kerry	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
County Clare
Ennis Upper	Construction Completed	2008-2010	2,222	5	-	-	-
Ennis Lower	Construction Substantially complete	2013-2015	169	94	9,659	4,074	765
Ennis South	Design	Expected 2016-2018	-	187	-	-	116
County Tipperary
Templemore	Confirmation**	Expected 2016-2018	-	40	-	125	47
Clonmel West	Complete	2008 – 2010 2014 (separate phase)	3,419	539	331	1,077	178
Clonmel North & East	Complete	2010 - 2012	7,856	3,590	455	121	41
County Waterford
Waterford City Phase 1	Complete	2009-2010	600	63	-	-	-
Waterford City Phases 2,3,4	Substantially complete	2012-2015	-	3,120	3,851	4240	2108
County Limerick
King's Island Limerick City	Design/Environmental Screening and Assessment	Too early to be specific but possible construction in late 2017/early 2018; construction expected to take 18/24 months	-	-	-	691	-
Foynes	About to appoint Contractor	Estimated - Summer 2016	-	-	-	36	-

* Expenditure to end November 2015

** Confirmation = Approval under Arterial Drainage Acts by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The expected construction periods indicated are based on current best estimates having regard to the fact that many schemes are at a very early stage.

In relation to the funding of schemes, the Government has provided a total capital allocation of €430 million for flood risk management over the years 2016-2021 and this will be sufficient to meet the funding requirements of all the above indicated scheme yet to commence construction.

In addition to the above major schemes, the local authorities for the counties concerned may have carried out more localised minor flood relief works either using their own funding or with funding provided through the Office of Public Works Minor Flood Mitigation and Coastal Protection Scheme.