Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
231. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the Crossmolina flood relief scheme; what actions have been taken since the submission of the consultant's report to him recently; and to outline a timeline for progressing the scheme to construction. [3913/24]
View answerIn accordance with the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Arterial Drainage) Regulations 2019, the Office of Public Works has sought consent for the River Deel Flood Relief scheme under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995. My Department has appointed environmental consultants to carry out the necessary environmental assessments required.
In July 2023, additional supplementary information was requested from OPW to facilitate reaching a full, reasoned conclusion on the environmental impacts of the scheme. The OPW submitted supplementary information to my Department in November 2023.
This supplementary information is currently being examined by the environmental consultants retained by my Department. The supplementary information is being examined in order to inform the reaching of a reasoned conclusion on the environmental effects of the scheme. The supplementary information is also being examined in order to determine whether the information supplied is considered to be 'significant' in the context of Section 7.3(c) of the Regulations.
