Sorca Clarke
Ceist:143. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of flood events from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by local authority in tabular form. [27735/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 1 October 2020
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My Department undertakes the Lead Government Department role, as set out in the Strategic Emergency Management (SEM) Framework (2017), in relation to coordination of national level response to flooding emergencies, where warranted. This includes preparation of review reports into the response to flooding emergencies where national level coordination is activated, including the Review Report on Severe Weather Events 2017-2018, which is available on my Department's website at the following link:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/severe_weather_review_report_-_final.pdf
It should be noted that local authorities are designated as lead agency for coordinating the local response to flooding emergencies as per the Government decision relating to the “Framework for Major Emergency Management” (2006). My Department would not be involved in flooding events that are managed at a local level and therefore would not hold the precise data requested by the Deputy.
The flooding events that my Department have responded to in its role as lead Government Department over the period 2017 to date are set out below.
2017
August 2017 – Inishowen, Co. Donegal
November 2017 – Mountmellick, Co. Laois
2018
January 2018 – Galway City
2019
October 2019 - Donegal Town
December 2019 - Galway City
2020
February 2020 – River Shannon (numerous areas)
June 2020 – Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
July 2020 – Kenmare, Sneem, Co. Kerry
August 2020 – Skibbereen, Youghal, Bantry and Bandon, Co. Cork
September 2020 – Clifden, Co. Galway