Deputy Phil Hogan has called on the Minister for Finance to provide funding for work to be carried out to the River Pill at Piltown to prevent future flooding.
Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Martin Mansergh, said that the Office of Public Works is implementing a programme of Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management studies based on river catchment areas.
“The River Pill forms part of the Suir catchment and an assessment of the implementation of a flood relief scheme for the Piltown area will be covered as part of this study,” said the Minister.
“Under a scheme introduced in 2009, the OPW wrote to all local authorities seeking prioritised applications for funding for localised minor flood mitigation works that the authorities propose to undertake.
If Kilkenny County Council submits an application in relation to works that meet the economic and environmental eligibility criteria of this scheme, it will be considered along with any other applications received from the council and other local authorities having regard to the overall funding available for such works.”
