Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
324. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of progress on the proposed flood relief scheme for Crossmolina, County Mayo; and the proposed timeline for completion of the project as of that date. [22233/20]
View answerThe Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme project team are currently finalising the suite of documents (including Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement) for submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) for confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts (as amended). The programme indicates submission to DPER for Q3 2020 and the project remains on schedule to meet this deadline.
While the design and survey work for the scheme documents incurred some delays due to Covid related restrictions, the project team worked diligently to minimise these delays and they have since been completed. In addition, the scheme and environmental documentation has undergone a legal compliance review in order to ensure their robustness for the confirmation process.
It is difficult to provide an accurate completion date at this stage as the estimated timeframe is dependent on the length of the confirmation process, the associated review of the scheme and the challenges that can present once construction gets underway. However, the preliminary programme indicates that construction of the scheme will be substantially complete in 2023.
