Flood Relief Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-17
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Aindrias Moynihan (FF), Cork North-West

While there is much prestige and more money involved with the larger schemes, the smaller schemes have huge impact in areas such as Crookstown, Curraheen and Ardcahan Bridge. One of the key roads into west Cork is via Crookstown, the R585. When that floods, it shuts out a significant flow of traffic from west Cork. The council is awaiting approval from the OPW. Will the Minister of State give an indication if the OPW can give the council the go-ahead?
Funding for the Ardcahan Bridge works is available from the Department of Transport but waiting for the OPW to give the go-ahead. Will we get an indication that the works there can proceed?
Works on the Curraheen River in Curraheen village had been progressed by Cork County Council. It was moved into the city and it seems to be now dropped. Is there any indication that the OPW has maintained plans and is advancing them for Curraheen village?

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Sitting date: 2020-11-17