Thomas Pringle TD
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PQ: Flood map underway in Donegal for flood measures

Flood relief

QUESTION NO: 23

DÁIL QUESTION addressed to the Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Seán Canney T.D.
by Deputy Thomas Pringle
for PRIORITY ANSWER on Wednesday, 6th July, 2016.
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made in relation to flood prevention measures in the Finn Valley area of County Donegal..

– Thomas Pringle TD
REPLY.
The core strategy for addressing the areas at significant risk and impact from flooding is the Office of Public Works’ (OPW) Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. Good progress is being made on the CFRAM Programme, which is being undertaken by engineering consultants on behalf of the OPW working in partnership with the local authorities. The Programme involves the production of predictive flood mapping for each Area for Further Assessment (AFA), the development of preliminary flood risk management options and the production of flood risk management plans.

The draft flood mapping is now being finalised following completion of the national statutory public consultation on 23rd December, 2015. Work on the development of preliminary options to address flood risk has been completed. Following finalisation of the mapping and the identification of flood risk management options, the final output from this important project will be integrated Flood Risk Management Plans containing specific viable measures to address in a comprehensive and sustainable way the significant flood risks identified. The draft Plans are scheduled to be made available for public consultation from mid-2016. Following the public consultation process the finalised Plans will include a prioritised list of measures, both structural and non-structural, to address flood risk in an environmentally sustainable and cost effective manner.

The Government recently announced increased levels of investment in the area of flood relief as part of the overall Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021 and this investment programme will allow for consideration of measures arising from the Flood Risk Management Plans.

Twenty six Areas for Further Assessment (AFAs) are being assessed in County Donegal under the CFRAM Programme. These were deemed to be areas of potentially significant flood risk under the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (PFRA) which was completed in 2011. The Donegal AFAs are being assessed under the North Western – Neagh Bann (NW-NB) CFRAM study. Work on this study is progressing well. Further information is available on the study website: http://www.neaghbanncframstudy.ie/

The following is the list of AFAs in Donegal:
Ardara
Ballybofey / Stranorlar
Bridge End
Bunbeg – Derrybeg
Buncrana & Luddan
Bundoran and Environs
Burnfoot
Carndonagh
Kerrykeel (Carrowkeel) Castlefinn
Clonmany
Convoy
Donegal
Downings (Downies)
Dunfanaghy
Dungloe
Glenties
Killybegs Killygordon
Letterkenny
Lifford
Malin
Moville
Newtown Cunningham/ (Newtowncunningham)
Ramelton (Rathmelton)
Rathmullan

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