Flood Risk Management

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Questions (181)

Pauline Tully

Question:

181. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the flood relief projects currently under construction and funded by the OPW; and when each of these flood relief projects will be completed, in tabular form. [45291/23]

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Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Government has committed €1.3 billion to the delivery of flood relief schemes over the lifetime of the National Development Plan to 2030 to protect approximately 23,000 properties in communities that are under threat from river and coastal flood risk. Since 2018, as part of a phased approach to scheme delivery, this funding has allowed the OPW to increase its work on flood relief schemes to over 90 schemes at design and construction at this time.

There are currently seven flood relief schemes at Construction Stage. The following table lists these schemes and their anticipated substantial completion dates.

OPW Flood Relief Scheme	Substantial Completion
Athlone Flood Alleviation Scheme	Q2 2024
Dodder Phase 2C, 2D, 2E Flood Relief Scheme	Q4 2023
Glashaboy (Glanmire / Sallybrook) Flood Relief Scheme	Q4 2026
Morell River Flood Management Scheme	Q4 2025
River Mall (Templemore) Flood Relief Scheme	Q2 2024
Springfield Flood Relief Scheme	Q2 2024
Whitechurch Stream Flood Alleviation Scheme	Q4 2025