Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2024
259. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when works will be carried out at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42373/24]
View answerThe Office of Public Works, (OPW), is responsible for the maintenance of Arterial Drainage Schemes and Flood Relief schemes completed under the Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1995 as amended.
Some of the locations referred to by the Deputy form part of the Feale Arterial Drainage Scheme, within the townlands referenced (Causeway, Ballinorig, Banemore, and Ballymacquin). The OPW engineering staff in the South West Drainage Maintenance Section have confirmed that maintenance has been undertaken in this area in 2023 and 2024.
A number of channels at the location concerned form part of the Akeragh Lough Drainage District (DD) for which the Local Authority, Kerry County Council, has maintenance responsibility. The extent of the DD’s is available on www.floodinfo.ie under View Drainage Map tab.
Full details of the OPW’s 2024 Arterial Drainage Maintenance Programme is available on the OPW website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/3cc45-maintaining-certain-river-channels/.
