Independent review of Crossmolina flood alleviation scheme completed

Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan has provided an updated report on the flood alleviation scheme for Crossmolina.

He stated the Office of Public Works (OPW) submitted the Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme documentation to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for Statutory Confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945 and 1995 on September 28, 2020.

As part of the confirmation process, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), appointed independent consultants to carry out a review of the scheme documentation.

Following this review, supplementary information was requested by DPER in May 2021 and provided by the OPW in July 2021.

The Department Of Public Expenditure and Reform has advised that it has received final technical reports from their environmental consultants on the proposed flood relief scheme, following clarifications sought from the OPW on further information recently provided in relation to the proposed works.

The department is now finalising its review and a decision by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is imminent.

He was responding to questions by Mayo TDs Dara Calleary and Alan Dillon on the matter.