Results 81-100 of 1,049,229 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Eamon Ryan OR speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl OR speaker:Leo Varadkar OR speaker:Eoin Ó Broin OR speaker:Alan Dillon)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
James O'Connor: 44. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering increased funding for flood relief projects in tranche 2 of the OPW flood relief works to include the areas of Rathcormack, Mogeely and Castlemartyr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: 59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on the progress made regarding flood defences in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
David Stanton: I ask the Minister what progress has been made with respect to flood defences in east Cork. It is almost nine months now since we saw the utterly devastating impact Storm Babet had on Midleton and the surrounding area. People and businesses are still reeling after it. The Minister of State visited east Cork recently. I thank him for that and for the personal interest he has shown, but...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 59 together. I know of Deputy Stanton's absolute commitment to this issue and his long-standing representation in Midleton. I was down there in my role as Minister of State with responsibility for local government and, more recently, in my role as Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW. I visited Midleton and I am aware of the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his answer and I sincerely hope the review can be completed shortly. Obviously, when the Department is disbursing public money, there has to be a cost-benefit ratio but one thing that concerns me is that in assessing the merit of flood relief schemes, not enough consideration is given to sparsely populated areas and to roads and arterial routes that may have...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Claire Kerrane: Deputy Durkan has a supplementary question.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I will make a quick intervention in support of my colleague, Deputy Smith. It is important to recognise that strategic flood alleviation has to be undertaken on an ongoing basis. The emphasis has been on flood plains and so forth but the whole country should not have to become a flood plain. When roads become flooded, they disintegrate. Their foundations become soft and they cannot carry...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I take on board the points made by Deputy Smith and in my consideration of the review of the scheme, I will take those factors into account. I note the points he makes and I also note the points made by Deputy Durkan. In terms of the review of the scheme, I will take everything in the round. My officials are the professionals in the area but I am a practising politician like the Deputies...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Bernard Durkan: It is ongoing.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, it is ongoing and the Deputy's points are duly noted.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State. I ask that council officials would engage with officials from the OPW to see if it is worthwhile submitting an application for the projects they had in mind. The restrictive nature of the scheme is preventing applications from being submitted. I am sure every one of us can identify projects that we think would be suitable. In considering how to deal with...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the point about local communities, I come from a constituency which has lived with flooding for many years. The local community, including local farmers, have a knowledge base that is really invaluable. I know from dealing with the local authority in Limerick that it very much values the input of the local community. On cross-Border co-operation, that continues but if the Deputy...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Question No. 42 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Flood Relief Schemes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 43. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Question No. 90 of 2 May 2024, for an update on the Coirib go Cósta project; if the project programme has now been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29342/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Question No. 90 of 2 May 2024, to outline the timeline for delivery of the Coirib go Cósta project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29343/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are staying with the issue of flood defences but this time in Galway city. I am following up on a series of questions I posed previously. I ask for an update on the Coirib go Cósta project. In particular, I ask for dates because the original plan has changed and the project has moved out into the future. If the Minister of State could be specific, I would appreciate it.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: What question are we dealing with?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Claire Kerrane: Question No. 43.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (9 Jul 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: This is a matter that Deputy Connolly has brought up on many occasions. I have a response here which really just deals with the scheme itself, with which the Deputy is very familiar. The Deputy has asked for specifics in terms of timelines-----