Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
236 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the funding allocated to Cork County Council and Cork City Council for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 in respect of flood alleviation works; if he will further provide corresponding figures of the amounts actually drawn down by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36165/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn foot of applications received from Cork County Council, the Office of Public Works approved the allocations set out in the following table for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date 2012 in respect of flood alleviation works. The amounts drawn down to date are also shown. This funding was provided primarily under the OPW's Minor Works Flood Mitigation and Coastal Protection Scheme.
In addition, OPW has contracted directly for major flood relief schemes at Fermoy and Mallow in County Cork.
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
Total |
|
€9.41m |
€6.14 |
€6.07m |
€7.11m |
€28.73m |
The Councils would have undertaken some flood alleviation works funded from their own resources also in the periods in question
|
Cork County Council 2009 |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Project Location |
Amount of funding approved |
Funding drawn-down |
|
Ballinacurra |
€18,000 |
€18,000 |
|
Gortroe |
€13,500 |
€13,500 |
|
Project Location |
Amount of funding approved |
Funding drawn-down |
|
Cork City Walls |
€900,000 |
€900,000 |
|
Project Location |
Amount of funding approved |
Funding drawn-down |
|
Ballinacurra |
€5,880 |
€5,880 |
|
Ballybrack Stream |
€304,200 (subject to tender prices) |
€29,515 |
|
Clonakilty Town |
€350,000 |
€167,195 |
|
Crookstown |
€318,600 |
€20,000 |
|
Gortroe, Youghal |
€45,000 |
€45,000 |
|
Riverstick and Environs |
€90,000 |
€15,000 |
|
Skibbereen Study — Ilen River |
€120,000 |
€60,000 |
|
The Glen, Glenbrook, Passage West |
€99,000 |
€16,628 |
|
Mallow Flood Relief Scheme |
€34,000 |
€34,000 |
|
Project Location |
Amount of funding approved |
Funding drawn-down |
|
Ballingeary and Inchigeelagh |
€40,000 |
€40,000 |
|
Bandon River |
€27,000 |
€21,000 |
|
Carrigtohill Village |
€72,000 |
€0 |
|
Skibbereen Study and Survey — River Ilen |
€119,000 |
€91,187 |
|
Skibbereen — River Ilen Cleaning |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
|
Mallow Flood Relief Scheme |
€223,000 |
€223,000 |
|
Project Location |
Amount of funding approved |
Funding drawn-down |
|
Ballaghy, Riverstick |
€81,000 |
€0 |
|
Ballymakeery/Ballyvourney |
€10,000 |
€0 |
|
Inchigeelagh |
€45,000 |
€0 |
|
Kilmacahill, Cloyne |
€8,100 |
€0 |
