Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 January 2021
252. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the 25 schemes that have commenced of the 34 new schemes to be delivered for the Shannon area; and the status of the other nine identified schemes which have not yet commenced. [3647/21]
View answerThe Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) in 2018 derived from the CFRAM Programme include 34 new flood relief schemes to protect towns in the Shannon catchment area. These are in addition to schemes in 11 towns that are already complete and are providing protection against a 1 in 100 year flood event.
As work has commenced on 25 of the schemes identified in the plans including those at Construction stage and Planning Stage, 80% of the flood relief measures for the Shannon catchment set out in the Flood Risk Management Plans are complete or underway.
The stages of scheme progression are complex and require detailed surveying, technical assessment, modelling and consultation in order to identify a preferred option which complies with the requirements of Environmental and Planning Legislation and meets the required standard of protection. The OPW and the Local Authorities have been engaging pro-actively since the launch of the Plans to advance the implementation of these schemes.
Capital Funding for the delivery of the other schemes identified in the Flood Risk Management has been provided by the Government and will be progressed in Tranche II of the ten year National Development Plan 2018 to 2027.
