Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 May 2026
26. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Nenagh flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40684/26]
View answerThe Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme, the largest study of flood risk in the country, studied the flood risk for some two thirds of the population. The 2018 Flood Risk Management Plans were the output from the CFRAM study and identified some 150 additional flood relief schemes to protect at risk communities, including Nenagh.
Tipperary County Council is 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 almost complete. It is expected that the tender documents will issue by the end of Q2 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's criteria has been expanded, including to projects up to €2m and remains available to the Council, to introduce interim flood mitigation measures in Nenagh, pending the completion of the main flood relief scheme for the town. The details of the scheme are available on the OPW website, www.opw.ie .
