Louth councillor welcomes funding approved for minor flood mitigation works at Ballagan

News of funding approval for minor flood mitigation works at Ballagan in north Louth has been welcomed by Dundalk-Carlingford's Cllr Antóin Watters.

Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., announced the approval last Friday, of Louth County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme.

Under the scheme, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has approved funding of €100,472 for proposed works, which will involve replacement of sections to the existing Sea Wall and repairs to other locations along the Sea Wall. This funding is in addition to €18,000 approved by the OPW in 2013 to repoint the wall.

Commenting on social media following the announcement, Cllr Watters said, “This is great to see Ballagan, Omeath and Bellurgan will now all be completed. I was delighted to work with Louth County Council and the local residents to help get these over the line.”

The Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme was introduced by the Office of Public Works in 2009. Since then, 29 funding applications by Louth County Council have been supported under this scheme.

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.