Flood Risk Management
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-26
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

I want to reiterate what the two previous speakers have said in regard to the response. People have appreciated it on the ground. I would like to support what Deputy O'Connor said by mentioning that we have done a tour with our local engineers of bridges that have collapsed and sinkholes that have appeared and are likely to reappear in the future given the nature of the landscape of east Cork and the wider area.
I had the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, down at Glenmore Bridge on the edge of the Glanmire-Glounthaune area. The river there was 15 ft higher than it ordinarily would be, so this is a really concerning issue for residents in that area. My question is directly related to additional expenditure that might be incurred for additional mitigation measures that might be taken in the short term. Will the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, clarify whether funding is available for the additional mitigation measures he discussed with residents in the Glashaboy flood relief scheme and whether funding will be forthcoming for those?

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Sitting date: 2023-10-26