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Abhantrach 18 River Basin Plean um Bainistiú Priacal Tuile Flood Risk Management Plan An Dubhabhainn (Mumhan) Blackwater (Munster) 2018 Plean um Bainistiú Priacal Tuile Flood Risk Management Plan Amhantrach (18) An Dubhabhainn (Mumhan) River Basin (18) Blackwater (Munster) Limistéir um Measúnú Breise a chuimsítear sa phlean seo: Areas for Further Assessment included in this Plan: Ceann Toirc Kanturk An Eaglais Aglish An Baile Dubh Ballyduff Mainistir Fhear Maí Fermoy Cillín an Chrónáin Freemount Mala Mallow Ráth Chormaic Rathcormac Tulach an Iarainn Tallow Eochaill Youghal Ullmhaithe ag Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí 2018 Prepared by the Office of Public Works 2018 De réir In accordance with Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Measúnú agus Bainistiú Priacal Tuile) 2010 agus 2015 European Communities (Assessment and Management of Flood Risks) Regulations 2010 and 2015 Séanadh Dlíthiúil Tugadh na Pleananna um Bainistiú Priacal Tuile chun cinn mar bhonn eolais le céimeanna indéanta agus molta chun priacal tuile in Éirinn a fhreagairt agus le gníomhaíochtaí eile pleanála a bhaineann leis an rialtas. Ní ceart iad a úsáid ná brath orthu chun críche ar bith eile ná um próiseas cinnteoireachta ar bith eile. Legal Disclaimer The Flood Risk Management Plans have been developed for the purpose of informing feasible and proposed measures to address flood risk in Ireland and other government related planning activities. They should not be used or relied upon for any other purpose or decision-making process. Acknowledgements The Office of Public Works (OPW) gratefully acknowledges the assistance, input and provision of data by a large number of organisations towards the implementation of the National CFRAM Programme and the preparation of this Flood Risk Management Plan, including: Mott MacDonald Ireland Limited Cork City Council Cork County Council Kerry County Council Limerick County Council Tipperary County Council Waterford City & County Council Southern Regional Assembly The Environmental Protection Agency Met Éireann All members of the National CFRAM Steering and Stakeholder Groups Maps in the FRMP include Ordnance Survey of Ireland (OSI) data reproduced under licence. Copyright Copyright - Office of Public Works. All rights reserved. No part of this report may be copied or reproduced by any means without prior written permission from the Office of Public Works. ACHOIMRE FHEIDHMEACH RÉAMHRÁ Is é seo an Plean um Bainistiú Priacal Tuile (an ‘Plean’) d’Abhantrach An Dubhabhainn (Mumhan). Tá cur síos ar an Abhantrach i Rannán 2 den Phlean. Is cuspóir don Phlean straitéis, ar a n-áirítear sraith céimeanna molta, um bainistiú costéifeachtach inbhuanaithe fadtéarnmach an phriacail tuile ins an Abhantrach a leagan amach, ar a n-áirítear limistéir inar cinneadh go bhfuil an priacal tuile dóchúil suntasach. Tá an Plean seo, don tréimhse 2018-2021, ar cheann de 29 bPlean atá dá bhfoilsiú; leagann gach ceann acu amach an réimse indéanta de chéimeanna um bainistiú priacal tuile atá molta dá nAbhantracha ar leith. Céim shuntasach chun tosaigh is ea ullmhú na bPleananna seo maidir le feidhmiú pholasaí an Rialtais um bainistiú priacal tuile, mar atá leagtha amach i dTuarascáil an Ghrúpa um Athbhreithniú ar Pholasaí Tuile (OPW, 20041), agus freagraíonn sé oibleagáidí na hÉireann faoi Threoir ‘Tuilte’ an AE 2007 (EU, 20072). Cuimsíonn an Plean céimeanna indéanta a tugadh chun cinn trí réimse clár agus tionscnamh polasaí ar a n-áirítear: Céimeanna neamhstruchtúrtha um chosc agus ullmhacht priacal tuile atá infheidhme ar bhonn náisiúnta, dírithe ar thionchair thuilte a laghdú, a tugadh agus atá á dtabhairt chun cinn chun polasaí Rialtais um bainistiú priacal tuile a fheidhmiú (OPW, 2004). Céimeanna struchtúrtha um chosaint tuile atá molta do phobail atá ar phriacal suntasach tuile, dírithe ar dhóchúlacht agus/nó céim thuilte a laghdú, a léiríodh tríd an Chlár Náisiúnta um Measúnú agus Bainistiú Priacal Tuile Abhantraí (MBPTA). Scrúdaigh an Clár MBPTA an priacal tuile, agus céimeanna féideartha um an priacal a fhreagairt, in 300 pobal ar fud na tíre atá ar phriacal dóchúil suntasach tuile. Léiríodh na pobail seo ins an Réamh-Mheasúnú um Priacal Tuile (RPT); measúnú náisiúnta scagtha a bhí anseo. I dTábla ES-1 thíos tugtar liosta na bpobal atá léirithe tríd an phróiseas RPT mar phobail atá faoi phriacal dóchúil suntasach tuile in Abhantrach An Dubhabhainn (Mumhan) chomh maith leis na foinsí tuile a cinneadh a bheith suntasach maidir le gach pobal. Tugadh chun cinn agus foilsíodh sraith mapaí tuile le haghaidh gach pobal díobh, ag léiriú na limisteir atá ar phriacal tuile. Tógann an Plean ar an chlár náisiúnta oibreacha cosanta tuile a críochnaíodh roimhe seo, orthu san atá faoi dhearadh agus faoi thógáil um an dtaca seo nó atá leagtha amach trí thionscadail nó pleananna eile, agus ar chothabháil leanúnach ar scéimeanna dhraenála agus faoiseamh tuile. Rinneadh Measúnú Straitéiseach Comhshaoil, agus Measúnú Cuí faoin Treoir um Ghnáthóga mar ba chuí, mar chuid den ullmhú, agus tá siad folisithe i dteannta leis an Phlean. 1 Tuarascáil an Ghrúpa um Athbhreithniú ar Pholasaí Tuile, OPW, 2004 (www.floodinfo.ie) 2 Treoir faoi mheasúnú agus bainistiú priacal tuile, 2007/60/EC i FRMP – River Basin (18) Blackwater (Munster) Táble ES-1 Pobail atá ar Phriacal Dóchúil Suntasach Tuile taobh istigh d’Abhantrach An Dubhabhainn (Mumhan) CONTAE AINM an PHOBAIL FOINSÍ PRIACAL TUILE Port Láirige An Eaglais Abhann Port Láirige An Baile Dubh Abhann Corcaigh Mainistir Fhear Maí Abhann Corcaigh Cillín an Chrónáin Abhann Corcaigh Ceann Toirc Abhann Corcaigh Mala Abhann Corcaigh Ráth Chormaic Abhann Port Láirige Tulach an Iarainn Abhann Corcaigh Eochaill Cósta CUSPÓIRÍ AN PHLEAN Is é cuspóir foriomlán an Phlean ná tionchair tuilte a bhainistiú agus a laghdú, agus aird ar shochair agus éifeachtaí eile, ar fud réimse leathan earnála, ar a n-áirítear sláinte daoine, an comhshaol, an oidhreacht chultúrtha agus gníomhaíocht eacnamaíoch, trí scéimeanna inmharthana cosanta tuile agus céimeanna eile, bunaithe ar thuiscint chruinn ar phriacal tuile mar atá léirithe in ullmhú mapaí tuile. Maidir le gach ceann ar leith de na hearnála seo tugadh chun cinn sraith cuspóirí a bhí comhsheasmhach ar bhonn náisiúnta. Tugtar liosta de na cuspóirí ar leith seo agus an tábhacht a bhaineann le gach ceann díobh i Rannán 1.4 den Phlean. RAON AN PHLEAN Leagtar amach raon an Phlean thíos: Raon Spásúil: Leagann an Plean amach céimeanna inmharthana, scéimeanna cosanta tuile go hiondúil, atá molta chun priacal tuile a bhainistiú agus a laghdú ins na pobail sin a léiriodh tríd an RPT a bheith faoi phriacal dóchúil suntasach tuile. Leagtar amach freisin réimse polasaí agus céimeanna neamhstruchtúrtha, atá in áit nó faoi fhorbairt, a thacaíonn le laghdú agus bainistiú priacal tuile ar fud na hAbhantraí. Foinsí Priacal Tuile: Freagraíonn na céimeanna cosanta tuile atá leagtha amach sa Phlean priacal tuile ó na foinsí tuile mar a léiríodh i dTábla ES-1 i bpobal amháin nó níos mó, mar cinneadh tríd an RPT go raibh na foinsí seo dóchúil suntasach ins na pobail seo. Féadfaidh an réimse polasaí agus céimeanna neamhstruchtúrtha tacú le laghdú agus le bainistiú priacal tuile ó fhoinsí uile priacal tuile. Leibhéal Sonraí: Leagtar amach sa Phlean na céimeanna atá léirithe mar na céimeanna is cuí ag an phointe seo measúnaithe. Is dearadh imlíneach iad na céimeanna cosanta tuile a leagtar amach sa Phlean; níl siad réidh um thógáil ag an am seo. Beidh gá le dearadh breise mionsonraithe, ar a n-áirítear athbhreithniú ar chostais agus tairbhí, measúnú comhshaoil agus comhairliúchán roimh a bhfeidhmiú. COMHAIRLIÚCHÁN AGUS PLÉ LE POBAL AGUS LE PÁIRTITHE LEASMHARA Rinneadh comhairliúchán poiblí ar scála leathan le linn do na mapaí tuile agus na Pleananna a bheith dá n-ullmhú. Cuireadh suíomhanna gréasáin don Chlár MBPTA agus do na ii FRMP – River Basin (18) Blackwater (Munster) Tionscadail ar fáil chun eolas faoin phróiseas iomlán agus faoi na tionscadail bhainteacha a sholáthar agus chun torthaí na dtionscadal a fhoilsiú (tá an t-eolas a bhí ar fáil ar na suíomhanna gréasáin sin ar fáil anois ag www.floodinfo.ie). Thionól an OPW breis agus 200 Lá Comhairliúcháin Phoiblí maidir leis na mapaí tuile ins na pobail bhainteacha; bhí deis ag daoine tuilte staitiúla agus cruinneas na mapaí a phlé leis na hinnealtóirí ón OPW agus a gcuid comhairleoirí. Tharla comhairliúchán reachtúil phoiblí faoi na mapaí tuile go déanach sa bhliain 2015. In ullmhú na mapaí críochnaithe tugadh aird ar na tráchtais, tuairimí agus agóidí ó na Laethanta Comhairliúcháin Phoiblí agus ón chomhairliúchán foirmiúil chun eolas áitiúil ar thuilte agus tuairimí an phobail a chuimsiú ins na mapaí. Tionóladh dhá bhabhta de Laethanta breise Comhairliúcháin Phoiblí ins na pobail maidir leis na roghanna dóchúla agus ansin maidir leis na Dréacht-Phleananna um bainistiú an phriacail tuile. Tionóladh comhairliúchán reachtúil phoiblí eile maidir leis na Dréacht-Phleananna. Breathnaíodh an réimse leathan tuairimí agus aighneachtaí a tháning trí na comhairliúcháin seo agus tugadh san áireamh iad de réir mar ba chuí nuair a bhí na Pleananna dá gcríochnú. Tiomsaíodh Grúpaí Náisiúnta agus Réigiúnacha Páirtithe Leasmhara chun deis a thabhairt do pháirtithe leasmhara páirt a ghlacadh in ullmhú na mapaí tuile agus na bPleananna. Bhí cruinnithe comhordaithe leis na húdaráis atá freagrach as an Creat-Treoir Uisce a fheidhmiú agus, maidir le habhantracha a roinntear i bpáirt le Tuaisceart Éireann, leis na húdaráis chuí ansin. Tá cur síos ar na gníomhaíochtaí maidir
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    SERIES A (Freshwater) No. 32 1989 IRISH FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS R. D. Fluskey An Analysis of the Gravels used by Spawning Salmonids in Ireland IRISH FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS SERIES A (Freshwater) No.32 1989 Roinn na Mara (Department of the Marine) An Anlaysis of the Gravels used by Spawning Salmonids in Ireland by R. D. Fluskey DUBLIN: PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE TO BE PURCHASED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALE OFFICE, SUN ALLIANCE HOUSE MOLESWORTH STREET, DUBLIN 2 Price: £1.30 l An Analysis of the Gravels used by Spawning Salmonids in Ireland by R. D. FLUSKEY, Fisheries Research Centre, Department of the Marine, Abbotstown, Castleknock, Dublin 15 ABSTRACT Samples of gravel from 79 sites selected for spawning by Atlantic salmon, 9 selected by sea trout and 13 within spawning areas but known to be unused by spawning salmon ids were analysed. For comparison reported data on 81 samples from sites used by Pacific salmon were similarly analysed. No significant difference was found between the range of gravel distributions used by salmon and that used by sea trout. It could not be proved that the sites unused by spawning fish were avoided because of excess coarseness or fineness. The range used by Pacific salmon was found to be wider than that used by Atlantic salmon. A separate analysis was made of the portion of gravel coarser than 4mm in diameter. From this a suitable mixture for use in rehabilitating disrupted spawning areas is proposed. A proposal is made that for spawning gravel analysis the 0scale where 0 = -1.log2 particle size be replaced by a e scale where the multiplication by -1 is omitted.
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    The Central and Regional Fisheries Boards ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the help and co-operation of the regional director Dr. Pat Buck and staff from IFI Macroom as well as various other offices throughout the region. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the help and cooperation of colleagues in IFI Swords. We would like to thank the landowners and angling clubs that granted us access to their land and respective fisheries. Furthermore, the authors would like to acknowledge the funding provided for the project from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for 2010. PROJECT STAFF Project Director/Senior Research officer: Dr. Fiona Kelly Project Manager: Dr. Andrew Harrison Research Officer: Dr. Ronan Matson Research Officer: Ms. Lynda Connor Technician Mr. Rory Feeney Technician: Ms. Emma Morrissey Technician: Ms. Róisín O’Callaghan Technician: Mrs. Ciara Wögerbauer Technician / Fisheries Assistant: Ms. Gráinne Hanna GIS Officer: Mr. Kieran Rocks Fisheries Assistant: Mr. Kevin Gallagher (Oct 2010 – Dec 2010) The report includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Copyright Permit No. MP 007508. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright. © Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the help and co-operation of the regional director Dr. Patrick Buck and staff from IFI Macroom as well as various other offices throughout the region. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the help and cooperation of colleagues in IFI Swords. We would like to thank the landowners and angling clubs that granted us access to their land and respective fisheries. Furthermore, the authors would like to acknowledge the funding provided for the project from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for 2010.