Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026
38. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Nenagh flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10561/26]
View answerThe 2018 Flood Risk Management Plans identified some 150 additional flood relief schemes to protect at risk communities, including Nenagh.
Tipperary County Council are leading the delivery of this scheme. The scope and complexity of the flood risk in Nenagh, to protect some 60 properties, has evolved, and the Council in 2023 engaged with the Office of Public Works (OPW) to assist with the technical assessment required.
The OPW has recently completed preliminary site surveys and a Steering Group has been established to oversee delivery of the Nenagh Flood Relief Scheme.
Tender documents for the procurement of engineering and environmental consultants to progress the design of the flood relief scheme for Nenagh are currently being prepared. It is expected that the tender documents will issue in Q1 2026. The appointment of consultants will inform the programme for the delivery of this flood relief scheme.
Since 2009, the OPW has approved some €2.6 million funding to Tipperary County Council for flood mitigation measures on some 60 projects, under the OPW's Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme. This scheme remains available to the Council pending the completion of the main flood relief scheme for the town.
