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Historically, flood risk management focused on arterial drainage for the benefit of agricultural improvement. Arising from increasing flood risk, the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, was amended in 1995 to permit the Office of Public Works (OPW) to implement localised flood relief schemes to provide flood protection for cities, towns and villages.
Some schemes have been carried out by the Local Authorities under their own powers using the Planning and Development legislative code. The OPW either works in association with the relevant Local Authorities or funds Local Authorities directly to undertake flood relief works.
| Scheme | Properties Protected | Current Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sixmilebridge Flood Relief Scheme | 16 | Scheme Completed 1998 |
| Ennis (Upper) Flood Relief Scheme | 450 | Scheme Completed 2011 |
| Ennis (South) Flood Relief Scheme | 126 | Substantial Completion 2021 |
| Ennis (Lower) Flood Relief Scheme | 1274 | Substantial Completion 2021 |
| Kilkee Flood Relief Scheme | 134 | Stage II: Planning Process |
| Springfield Flood Relief Scheme | 21 | Stage IV: Implementation/Construction |
| Shannon Town and Environs Flood Relief Scheme | 1400 | Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
Information on Local Authority led FRMP "Small Projects" (any project costing up to €1M or protecting 10 or more properties)
| Scheme | Stage/Gateway | Properties Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Kilrush Flood Relief Scheme | 20 | |
| Killaloe/Ballina Flood Relief Scheme | Commencement | 2 |
| Bunratty Flood Relief Scheme | 1 |
The Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme (the “Minor Works Scheme”) was introduced by the Office of Public Works in 2009. The purpose of the scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas. The scheme generally applies where a solution can be readily identified and achieved in a short time frame.
Under the scheme, applications are considered for projects that are estimated to cost not more than €750,000 in each instance. Funding of up to 90% of the cost is available from the OPW for approved projects. The commencement and progression of any works for which funding is approved is a matter for each Local Authority concerned.
| Local Authority | Project Location | Project Details | Approved Funding (€) | Year of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare County Council | Marine Parade, Kilkee, Co. Clare | Underpin the existing sea walls with reinforced concrete foundation. Fill voids and repoint the wall over poor sections | 88,763 | 2025 |
| Clare County Council | Ballycorick Ballynacally | Replace existing sluice & headwall, repair embankment | 52,200 | 2019 |
| Clare County Council | Cloughauninchy | Coastal erosion & flood risk management study | 84,000 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | Shannon Airport River Defences | To strengthen some 155m of the critical area of embankment using a rock armour revetment in front of the existing embankment | 150,000 | 2011 |
| Clare County Council | Tromara Quilty | Design and build Gabion wall/mattress protection to beach dunes 100m long | 72,000 | 2011 |
| Clare County Council | Elm Park / Watery Road | Construct higher embankment / Upgrade storm drain | 228,871 | 2012 |
| Clare County Council | Mountcatherine | Removal of trees Reconstruction of embankment- set back from channel edge, graded at approximately 1:3 on both sides and flat on top (width of 1.5 to 2m) Associated works | 49,500 | 2016 |
| Clare County Council | Miltown Malbay | To construct a 206m long DN1200 culvert to alleviate flooding Associated Works | 490,500 | 2020 |
| Clare County Council | Thomond Villas Clarecastle | Study-detailed design for embankment & road raising | 30,000 | 2020 |
| Clare County Council | Ballycorick, Ballynacally | Rebuild damaged sections of embankment (130 metres in total) | 46,800 | 2010 |
| Clare County Council | Whitestrand, Miltown Malbay | Detailed design and planning | 36,000 | 2020 |
| Clare County Council | Kilkee Sea Wall | Underpinning for additional area of poor foundations on the Seawall | 8,123 | 2022 |
| Clare County Council | Cloughauninchy | Appointment of consultants for detailed design and planning | 36,000 | 2017 |
| Clare County Council | Ballyvaughan | New pipe from turlough to the sea | 270,000 | 2011 |
| Clare County Council | Liscannor Bay (Clahane, Liscannor & Miltown Malbay) | Coastal erosion & flood risk management study | 108,000 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | Quilty to Miltown Malbay (Quilty, Spanish Point & Whitestrand) | Coastal erosion & flood risk management study | 65,000 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | Ruan | Flood mitigation works | 90,000 | 2010 |
| Clare County Council | Gort na Null Sixmilebridge | Raise the level of the current embankment by the construction of an engineered embankment 142m long & to upgrade sluice | 63,129 | 2019 |
| Clare County Council | Rineville Carrigaholt | To infill the existing revetment as detailed in the application | 90,000 | 2018 |
| Clare County Council | Kilbaha, Aughinish & New Quay | Coastal erosion & flood risk management study | 102,000 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | Milltown Malbay | Replacement of culvert | 45,000 | 2012 |
| Clare County Council | Ballyrine Doolin | Provision of sump & pump | 45,000 | 2012 |
| Clare County Council | Roughan | Provide new 750mm pipe Increase embankments around dwelling houses | 99,000 | 2011 |
| Clare County Council | Feakle | Installation of 50m of 450mm pipework, installation of 120m of 225mm roadside drainage & 7 no gullies. Associated works. | 31,500 | 2019 |
| Clare County Council | Ballycally, Shannon | Clare County Council propose to repair the breach with rock armour and gabion baskets on a layer of terram. They then propose to strengthen the embankment behind the repair with suitable imported material for a distance of 100m. The solution was designed for similar breaches on the Shannon Estuary Embankments. | 49,050 | 2022 |
| Clare County Council | Ballyreen | Lay a surface water pipe to outfall | 54,000 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | Mountcashel Kilmurry | To remove and replace existing stone culvert with 900mm concrete culvert & associated works. | 18,000 | 2021 |
| Clare County Council | Victoria Court & Gordon Drive, Ennis | Hydrological Study | 22,000 | 2022 |
| Clare County Council | Lahinch & Miltown Malbay | Works | 45,000 | 2009 |
| Clare County Council | Querrin Beach | Reconstruction of culvert and sluice | 39,750 | 2023 |
| Clare County Council | Doolin | Coastal erosion & flood risk management study | 55,000 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | R352 Spancilhill Ennis | Construction of 520m of 900mm flood relief culvert with associated inlet and outlet chambers | 52,000 | 2012 |
| Clare County Council | Aughinish Island New Quay | Repair breaches in embankment, strengthen & reinforce embankment with rock armour. Repair walls. | 81,000 | 2019 |
| Clare County Council | Cloonbony | Upgrade Culvert | 36,000 | 2010 |
| Clare County Council | Gullets Cross, Carrowmore, Cratloe | Divert the flow from the spring into a nearby stream, approx 500m away. Installation of road gulllies to remove any surface water buildup | 76,500 | 2023 |
| Clare County Council | Ballymacrogan | Provide road gullies channel & surface network | 31,500 | 2015 |
| Clare County Council | Shannon Banks Parteen | Construction of an overflow, attenuation and submersible pump operation | 135,000 | 2012 |
| Clare County Council | Ranaghan Ruan | Flood mitigation works | 36,000 | 2010 |
| Clare County Council | Moynoe Scarriff | Installation of 225mm to 450mm pipe to upgrade the existing road crossing. Associated works. | 25,533 | 2019 |
| Clare County Council | Kilkee Sea Wall | Underpin the existing sea walls with reinforced concrete foundation. | 81,000 | 2022 |
| Clare County Council | Spanish Point | Provide rock armour over 75m | 225,000 | 2020 |
| Clare County Council | Elm Park / Watery Road | Construct higher embankment / Upgrade storm drain | 135,000 | 2010 |
| Clare County Council | Gort Road Industrial Park Ennis | Install overflow flood culvert | 300,000 | 2010 |
The OPW has statutory responsibility for and carries out a programme of Arterial Drainage Maintenance. These maintenance works relate to arterial drainage schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945, with the primary purpose to improve the drainage of agricultural lands. Local Authorities are responsible for the maintenance of Drainage Districts, which were completed up to 1943.
The OPW’s annual Arterial Drainage Maintenance Works Programme protects 260,000 hectares (650,000 acres) of agricultural lands and comprises 11,500km (7,150 miles) of river channel and approximately 800km (500 miles) of embankments.
| Completed Scheme | Scheme Type | County(s) | Duration of Works | Benefitting Area (Acres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloghauninchy | None | Clare | None | |
| Creegh | Small Arterial Drainage Scheme | Clare | 1968-1969 | 1,000 |
| Fergus | Estuarine Embankment Scheme | Clare | 1959-1963 | 5,400 |
| Owenogarney | Estuarine Embankment Scheme | Clare | 1955-1959 | 2,100 |
| Shannon Embankments North | Group Scheme | Clare | 1958-1960 | 1,800 |
The following table sets out the communities in this county that are covered by the Flood Risk Management Plans launched in May 2018 and provides an indication of the proposed flood relief schemes contained in the Plans for these communities. It should be noted that this table provides the position from May 2018 and the status of some schemes may have changed since then. Any changes will be reflected elsewhere in the county summary. In some instances, a technically viable flood relief scheme has been identified, however, a more detailed assessment of the costs and benefits will be completed to determine if the proposed Scheme is feasible. For other communities, there is a relatively low level of flood risk from rivers and/or the sea, and no structural flood relief measures are therefore proposed at this time. The current level of risk will be reviewed, along with all areas, on a regular basis into the future. In addition to the implementation of proposed flood relief schemes, funding will continue to be available for localised projects under the Minor Works Scheme. The Plans also set out those non-structural measures in place or proposed, for example Flood Forecasting, which benefit all at risk communities and properties. The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group will continue its work now greatly informed by the wealth of knowledge in the Plans to bring forward further feasible proposals for Government’s consideration to support and assist households and communities through non-structural flood risk management and mitigation measures.
| Area Name | Existing Scheme in Place | Scheme in Construction, Design or Pending | New Scheme Proposed in the Plans | Potential Scheme subject to further assessment | No Scheme Proposed as Community at Low Risk or Scheme Not Viable |
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| Springfield / Cloonlara |