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€660,000 to repair Donegal coastal
defences
12.03.14
DONEGAL County Council
is to receive up to €662,000 from the Office of
Public Works to repair existing coastal protection
and flood defences damaged by the severe weather.
The fund will cover damage caused to coastal defence
and flood prevention structures from December 13,
2013 to January 6, 2014. |
Labour's Cllr Martin
Farren stressed that the money is in addition to the
€1.38 million already allocated for repairs to other
structures including shore paths that occurred in
the county during the first round of storms.
"Donegal’s repair schedule is well advanced so I
welcome the fact that the OPW is adopting a
practical approach to address the urgency of these
works and to avoid any potential cash-flow issues
would be considering advance funding requests of up
to 80 per cent where a contract for works has been
made," said Cllr Farren. |
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Cllr Martin Farren. |
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"Contracts for repairs
to the shore paths in Moville and Greencastle went
out to tender on March 10 and replies will be
considered in the week beginning March 24 so I will
be keeping the pressure on to have these areas
restored as quickly as possible," he added. |
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