Flood Risk Management

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Ceisteanna (346)

Dara Calleary

Ceist:

346. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the flood relief scheme for Foxford, County Mayo. [47500/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

In 2018, the Office of Public Works (OPW) completed the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme – Ireland’s largest study of flood risk. This studied the flood risk for two-thirds of the population against their risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. An output of the CFRAM Programme, the OPW’s Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) provide the evidence for a proactive approach for designing and constructing flood relief schemes for the most at-risk communities.

On foot of the evidence in the FRMP, since 2018 the OPW is finalising a Scheme Viability Review (SVR) for Foxford to determine whether it is feasible to progress a major flood relief scheme for this community or if other flooding mitigation measures should be progressed.