Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2016
249. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a Government study around the feasibility of introducing a voluntary farm building relocation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35682/16]
View answerResponsibility for flood risk management lies with Mr. Sean Canney, TD, Minister of State for OPW & Flood Relief.
Following consideration of Flood Risk Management at Cabinet recently, the Government announced a number of initiatives. It indicated that further examination is ongoing by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, OPW and Local Authorities in evaluating on an individual basis if any alternative remedial works can be undertaken to protect those at risk farm buildings that flooded again last winter in order to determine the feasibility of any future once-off targeted scheme for Voluntary farm Buildings relocation.
