MINISTER of State for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan TD, today announced that flood relief schemes for Donegal Town and Letterkenny will now commence through OPW funding for three additional engineering and project management staff for Donegal County Council.
The funding for these schemes provides the opportunity for the Office of Public Works (OPW) to pilot together with Donegal County Council a new delivery model for flood relief schemes.
Speaking at the launch of the pilot in Letterkenny, Minister O’ Donovan said the history and experience of flooding in these communities has brought devastation and is a cause of great concern to the families, business and wider community.
“The OPW and local authorities are working in a very challenging environment to deliver and expand the programme of flood relief schemes, due to resource constraints in a highly specialised and professional market.
“Within the current resource constraints, and from lessons learned to date, trialing a new delivery model for Donegal Town and Letterkenny will deliver important flood relief measures for these towns and will inform the most efficient approach to delivering the next tranche of 60 flood relief schemes nationally,” he said.
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