406. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on securing a consultant to perform the assessment of the flood mitigations for a location (details supplied) along with others impacted by the River Dower in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65060/25]
Topics / Flood Risk Management
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFlood Risk Management
156 questions from 56 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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148 written, 8 oral
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| January 2025 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 9 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 14 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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125. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm that the OPW will prioritise the Seapoint Bridge and surrounding flooding zone in Termonfeckin, County Louth for attention in their list of projects for minor flood mitigation works; the timescale for those works to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64059/25]
239. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware that due to the lack of maintenance of Headford River, County Galway, OPW channel 2, adjoining agricultural land belonging to a person (details supplied) has been subjected to severe and repeated flooding for the past 15 years; if he will outline when maintenance works will be ca…
408. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to deliver a flood management solution for Bantry and, critically, an interim flood management plan to protect businesses and homes while long-term solutions are being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61559/25]
429. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will install a tidal flood barrier in Cork city given recent funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62087/25]
430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the original and revised commencement dates for the Mill Culvert Upgrade Project in Bantry, County Cork; the reason the timeline has been moved; and the interim measures which have been put in place to date. [62088/25]
431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the person or body responsible for the monitoring of OPW water-level sensors (details supplied). [62089/25]
578. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the inter-agency flood response plan for Bantry (details supplied); and the warning level at which such a plan is instigated. [62090/25]
209. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of defective homes built on a flood plain at a location (details supplied); the predicted cost of installing flood defences; whether he will consider relocating the residents of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60546/25]
8. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the level of co-operation on a cross-Border basis in relation to flooding and drainage issues; if there are specific proposals to deal with flooding difficulties in County Cavan caused by the River Erne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60153/25]
9. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to improve the management of the River Shannon; his plans to tackle the issue of flooding in the Shannon Callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59983/25]
13. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions the Office of Public Works has undertaken since 2020 along the River Shannon, its tributaries and tidal trenches, in County Clare; the works planned across the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59854/25]
20. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of the issues being caused by the National Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management maps being used by insurance companies to refuse to provide home insurance in some areas; the engagement there has been with other Departments and agencies to resolve this issue; and i…
22. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date with the Cavan town flood relief scheme; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60152/25]
532. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps being taken to ensure that the people of Midleton, and east Cork, can be safeguarded against the vulnerability of future flooding. [58188/25]
535. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the homes and properties at a location (details supplied), that are subject to tidal flooding, will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58351/25]
160. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will include the upgrade works, as recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, at the Ailesbury pumping station in Sandymount in the National Development Plan's departmental programme next month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/25]
344. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management programme interventions the OPW plans to take in relation to mitigating flooding risks in Bettystown and Mornington in East Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/25]
342. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail engagement with Louth County Council and the OPW in relation to Ramparts Blackwater River in County Louth, his plans to deal with issues as regards possible flooding and dealing with wastewater; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47669/25]
343. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail each allocation made to Louth County Council under the OPW’s minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme for the years 2013 to 2025, and what each of these allocations were for, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47670/25]
344. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the scheme viability review for flood relief schemes for Annagassan and Termonfeckin to include when a decision will be made by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47671/25]
347. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on CFRAM in county Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47674/25]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the interim or temporary protective measures the OPW will put in place for households along the Commons Road, Blackpool, Cork particularly at a location (details supplied) to safeguard against flooding in winter 2025. [48704/25]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if dredging of the river, construction of temporary embankments, or other short-term works will be considered by the OPW to reduce the immediate risk of flooding to properties in Blackpool while awaiting full delivery of the permanent scheme. [48705/25]
608. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will detail the flood protection works that have been carried out by the Office of Public Works in the lower Meelick area of County Clare (details supplied) in the past 30 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44576/25]