OPW says it can repair flood damage

THE Office of Public Works (OPW) is confident it can deliver on all of its flood defence projects next year despite cuts in the budget.

Fears were expressed last night that the Government had slashed €10 million from the OPW’s 2011 flood risk management budget, which stood at €79m this year — €28m for current expenditure and €51m for capital works.

However, figures in the budget estimates show that its 2011 flood risk management budget is down 14% to just over €68m.