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Seanad Éireann · 2024-05-01

Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

CC Jerry Buttimer · Labour Panel

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Senator Robbie Gallagher - the need for the Minister for Transport to allocate emergency additional funding to local authorities to undertake repair and upgrade works on the local, regional and national road network in light of the unprecedented excessive rainfall in recent months and other climate change factors. In September 2023, Cork County Council submitted an application for funding under this scheme for a works project to address tidal flooding at the local road L4015-4.

As I said, I assure the Senator that as soon as the necessary information is received from Cork County Council - that is, the follow-up information to enable a complete assessment by the OPW for this particular application for a minor works scheme and further relief works for Ring in west Cork - the assessment will be done as soon as possible by officials in the OPW.

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I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator John McGahon - the need for the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a dedicated funding stream for wheelchair basketball clubs.

Senator Tim Lombard - the need for the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the application for minor flood relief works for Ring village.

Senator Eugene Murphy - the need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to make a statement on the proposed handing over of the closed Garda station in Ballymoe on the Roscommon-Galway border.

Senator Robbie Gallagher - the need for the Minister for Transport to allocate emergency additional funding to local authorities to undertake repair and upgrade works on the local, regional and national road network in light of the unprecedented excessive rainfall in recent months and other climate change factors.

Senator Maria Byrne - the need for the Minister for Transport to allocate funding to Limerick City and County Council for national, regional and local road improvement schemes and for the sound barriers and protection of the 2 km stretch on the Limerick to Foynes railway line.

Senator Emer Currie - the need for the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll-out of phase 9 of Bus Connects for Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators McGahon, Lombard, Murphy and Gallagher and they will be taken now. I regret that I had to rule out of order the matter raised by Senator Currie on the ground that the Minister has no official responsibility in the matter. Senator Maria Byrne may give notice on another day of the matter that she wishes to raise.

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