Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2016
256. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps the OPW is taking to address flooding at a location (details supplied); the timeline for completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33668/16]
View answerThe Office of Public Works (OPW) has maintenance responsibility only for those Catchment Drainage Schemes and Flood Relief Schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995. The full maintenance of the Burnfoot River under the OPW responsibility has been included in OPW arterial drainage maintenance programme 2017.
Burnfoot was designated as an Area for Further Assessment under the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment, and has subsequently been assessed for risk under the North Western-Neagh Bann Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study. The Study has identified that a number of properties are at risk in the 1% annual exceedance probability flood.
While the CFRAM programme has identified a possible flood protection option for Burnfoot, a more detailed assessment of the costs of the option will determine an economically viable option for the area.
