Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2015
400. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Office of Public Works received any funding requests from either Dublin City Council or Fingal County Council in 2014 and to date in 2015 under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme; if so, the details of same and whether they were granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22424/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraNo applications for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme were submitted to the Office of Public Works (OPW) by Dublin City Council (DCC) in 2014 or 2015 to date.
No applications for funding under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme were submitted to the OPW by Fingal County Council (FCC) in 2015 to date.
Funding of €242,480 was approved to FCC in 2014 under the Scheme. This funding related to applications submitted by the Council to OPW in 2013. Details on the projects for which funding was approved are shown in the table.
|
Project location |
Approved Funding |
Project Details |
|
R127, Skerries Balbriggan Regional Road (coastal) |
€197,480 |
Emergency sea defence works- stonework pointing, replacement of existing wall, additional rock armour & re-instatement of damaged rock armour |
|
Malahide Town Centre (coastal) |
€45,000 |
Study |
This information is on the OPW website at: http://www.opw.ie/en/floodriskmanagement/operations/minorfloodworkscoastalprotectionscheme/listsofminorworksapprovals/.
It is open to DCC and FCC to undertake flood mitigation and coastal protection works using their own resources.
In addition to the above funding applications and approvals under the Minor works scheme, in 2014 FCC was allocated total funding up to a maximum of €200,000 by the Government for repair of public coastal defence infrastructure damaged during the severe weather in December 2013 to January 2014. A programme of coastal defence works based on the €200,000 funding amount was submitted by FCC and approved by the OPW. Details on the projects included in the approved programme are shown in the table.
|
Project location |
Approved Funding |
Project Details |
|
Portmarnock Beach |
€21,600 |
Repair/replacement of wooden revetment on north sections of Velvet Strand, Portmarnock |
|
Strand Road, Sutton |
€22,000 |
Repairs to 15m of collapsed sea wall at Strand Road, Sutton |
|
Portrane Beach - Road Opposite Seaview Park Tower Heights |
€14,200 |
Repairs to wall 50m at the location |
|
Sea Wall Barnageera, Skerries |
€10,500 |
Repairs to existing sea wall 10m approximately |
|
South Strand Street, Skerries |
€8,600 |
Repair to existing rock armour 250 metres in length |
|
Burrow Beach, Portrane |
€123,100 |
Coastal protection repairs |
To date FCC has drawn down €159,007 of the total approved amount of €200,000.
