Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
159. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3378/20]
View answerThe Interdepartmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group, established to support the OPW’s Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, was reconvened in July 2015. The purpose of the co-ordination Group is to have regard to the extent of non-structural solutions that will inform the ten-year implementation strategy of the Flood Risk Management Plans arising from the CFRAM study and to ensure that policies that can benefit communities and individuals directly – to be prepared for and respond to or live with flood risk – are carefully considered.
In November 2016, the Government agreed an interim report from the Interdepartmental Flood Policy Coordination Group setting out progress on its work and making appropriate recommendations for consideration by Government. This report can be accessed at www.gov.ie/en/publication/5fa6b9-inter-departmental-flood-policy-coordination-group/.
The Group met four times in 2016, once in 2017, twice in 2018 and twice in 2019. The next meeting of the Group will take place in Q2 this year.
