Vol. 541 No. 2
367 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance when the consultancy study on the drainage of the River Tolka, commissioned jointly by Dublin Corporation, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council, will be completed. [21153/01]
Dublin Corporation, in its capacity as contracting authority for the River Tolka flood alleviation study, is currently drafting a brief for the proposed study with input from Meath County Council, Fingal County Council and the Commissioners of Public works. The brief will set out the requirements of the study – extensive surveying, flood risk mapping, examination of a range of options for flood management and assessment of the costs, benefits, and environmental impact of these options while taking account of future sustainable development in the catchment. it is envisaged that the study will be completed by autumn 2002.
