Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2017

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Questions (181)

Tom Neville

Question:

181. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of coastal defence work for a clubhouse (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30090/17]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Office of Public Works (OPW) Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme is a scheme under which the OPW may provide funding assistance and support to local authorities to undertake viable, cost effective, localised and small scale flood relief works in their administrative areas.

An application for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme for this area has been received from Limerick City and County Council and is currently under consideration. Further information has been requested from the Council and is awaited in order to complete the assessment of the application.

I would point out that the Minor Works scheme is not a grant scheme for individual property or home owners and all proposals for works and funding must come from the local authority.