Practical guidance in relation to flooding or undertaking emergency works
Environmental Drainage Maintenance Guidance Notes
- OPW Environmental Guidance for Drainage Maintenance and Construction sets out a series of good practices with Environmental Procedure No. 7 of particular relevance which sets out 10 steps to environmentally friendly channel maintenance.
- Teagasc and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have also produced a leaflet on Minding our Watercourses.
Protection of Fisheries During Construction
- The IFI has issued Guidance on protection of fisheries during construction works in and adjacent to Waters.
Planting Forests to Manage Flood Risk
- The Forest Service has published Forestry Standards Manual 2017 and the Code of Best Practice – Ireland and the Forest and Water Quality Guidelines Part 1 and Part 2 that provides guidance on measures to be taken by those planting forests to manage flood risk.
Flooding
- Practical advice to all those whose homes or businesses may be at risk, including information on who can help during a flood event is available on the Plan Prepare Protect section of Floodinfo.ie.
Be Winter Ready
- Additional information and advice on being prepared for the Winter Season is available at Be Winter Ready.
Emergency Works Following a Flood
- National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in conjunction with a number of Government Departments has developed a Guide to Works and Development Consents for Repairing Infrastructure Damaged in Storms or other Emergency Events.
Who can I contact for further information?
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
www.agriculture.gov.ie
Telephone: 01 607 2000
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
www.housing.gov.ie
Telephone: 1890 202 021
Inland Fisheries Ireland
www.fisheriesireland.ie
Telephone: 0818 34 74 24
Office of Public Works
www.gov.ie/opw/
Telephone: 046 9422000
National Parks & Wildlife Service
www.npws.ie
Telephone: 01 888 2000