Vol. 557 No. 1
216 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to initiate drainage schemes throughout the country, with particular reference to areas which have experienced annual flooding in the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/02]
Major flood relief schemes are currently on site in Kilkenny city and Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. Other locations where major schemes are at various stages in the planning and design process are: Clonmel, County Tipperary; Carlow town; Cregaclare, County Galway; Ennis, County Clare; Enniscorthy, County Wexford; Tullow, County Carlow; Templemore, County Tipperary; Arklow, County Wicklow; Tolka River, Counties Dublin and Meath; Mornington, County Meath; Mallow and Fermoy, County Cork and Waterford city.
In addition to the above, there are a substantial number of other locations throughout the country where Office of Public Works provides advice and, in some cases, funding, to local authorities for carrying out small localised flood alleviation works. The Deputy will be aware of the works which are being carried out on the LyreenMeadowbrook Rivers and Morrell River in County Kildare in co-operation with Kildare County Council. Office of Public Works has also recently provided funding to Dublin City Council for urgent remedial works at Ringsend arising from the flooding experienced there in February last.
