Dáil debates

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate

Flood Risk Management

3:25 pm

Photo of Michael HartyMichael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My specific questions concerned Springfield, Clonlara, and when the feasibility study will be carried out to deal with the pinch point at Plassy. It makes common sense, if flooding on the Shannon is to be dealt with, to deal with the lower river before dealing with the upper river. This does not seem to be happening, though. The Department is dealing with issues around Meelick Weir but needs to deal with issues farther down the river, where the obstruction to the flow is greatest.

My second point concerned Ballycar. At what stage is planning to address this issue? What meetings has the Minister of State had on addressing the flooding at Ballycar? If that rail line is to be interrupted year-on-year, it will make the service unreliable. It carries 400,000 passengers a year, and that is growing every year, linking Limerick with Galway.

The two issues are the feasibility study on the pinch point at Plassy and the Ballycar rail line flooding.

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