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Flood Prevention Measures

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 September 2020

Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Ceisteanna (297)

Christopher O'Sullivan

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297. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures being taken to ensure that the recent flooding on Bridge Street, Skibbereen, County Cork, is not repeated. [23472/20]

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On the 19th August, heavy rainfall led to significant surface water flooding in Skibbereen.  Flooding in Bridge Street occurred from the area known as ‘the Cutting’ on Rossa Road. Cork County Council was already implementing measures to deal with the risk at this location with funding provided by the Office of Public Works under the Minor Flood Mitigation & Coastal Protection Scheme, but the works were not completed before the flood event occurred and a partial blockage of the pipework may have taken place. When these works are completed, it is expected that the cause of this flooding will be addressed.

The issue in question is separate to the flood relief scheme for the town, undertaken by Cork County Council and funded by OPW. That scheme, offering protection to over 300 properties, commenced in 2016 and is substantially complete and has been largely operational since the end of 2018. This August saw the largest flood event in the River Ilen to have occurred since the scheme was substantially completed and it is estimated that, without the scheme being in place, up to 100 properties could have been flooded.

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