Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
920. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed at lands in Ardcanaught, Castlemaine, County Kerry following previous works to address flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25831/16]
View answerThe works property referred to by the Deputy does form part of any Arterial Drainage Scheme which would fall under the remit of the Office of Public Works (OPW) under the 1945 Arterial Drainage Act.
Each year the OPW carries out work to approximately 2,000km of channels and some 200 structures around the country as part of its ongoing and rolling arterial drainage maintenance programme. While the average cycle of maintenance is generally in the range of 4 to 7 years, the OPW does routinely inspect all channels and structures for which it has maintenance responsibility.
The OPW is aware of the works requires at these lands. The timing of work on individual projects is determined having regard to the needs of regular maintenance and the prioritisation of urgent jobs.
It is not possible at this stage to provide a specific timeframe when work will proceed at the location mentioned by the Deputy.
