Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
275. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the OPW has to prevent further flooding in Tullig Mór and Tullig Beg, Ballinhassig, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37951/17]
View answerThe Office of Public Works (OPW) is preparing a preliminary report to outline a preferred flood relief option and initial cost and benefit analysis for Ballinhassig.
An information meeting was held with residents of Ballinhassig, Local Representatives and Cork County Council on the 16th of December 2016 at which it was highlighted that, given the particular soil characteristics in the area, there was a need to conduct a geotechnical investigation of the site and a geotechnical assessment regarding the seepage characteristics of the soil underlying the properties in Tullybeg, Ballinhassig.
The progression of the initial study and the cost of the project are dependent of the results of the geotechnical investigation. The OPW has recently received the preliminary results from these investigations and hopes to have the final report completed before the end of 2017. Following the completion of the report, the OPW will meet with the landowners and discuss the findings with a view to establishing a possible solution that can be progressed to a full feasibility study.
