Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

Paschal Sheehy may have been on holidays but I understand he was here with us in spirit.

I hail from the town of Mallow, which is in the flood plain. Mallow has been flooding since Adam was a boy but the events of recent days have proven that the flood alleviation works have worked very well for the town. The flood defences for the first phase worked extremely well. It is important to acknowledge when work is carried out successfully.

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