Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be parochial as well and mention the particular case of the Glanmire flood relief scheme, which is ongoing as the Minister knows. Glanmire was flooded back in 2012 and after the initial shock that the residents there received, they were delighted that the flood prevention scheme was approved. The scheme was meant to be completed at this stage and it is running approximately two years behind schedule. Can the Minister clarify the precise timeline for the completion of that scheme and can he confirm that the funding is still in place for it? All this time we have been led to believe the file is sitting on the Minister's desk, ready to be signed off and to commence. I ask for clarity on that.

The Dunkettle interchange is another scheme which is a bit behind schedule. It is out for retender and the tenders are due to come in this September. A number of residents have contacted me and they live in the middle of what is to become the new Dunkettle interchange. They do not live outside it or beside it but bang in the middle of it and approximately ten such houses remain. They went to the trouble of speaking to a hydrologist and commissioning their own report about concerns they have with flooding. The hydrologist suggested a number of mitigation measures and I have submitted that report to both Cork County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. As of yet, I have not received a response. I was hoping I could also submit that to the OPW. The OPW has a remit to deal with culverts and storm water so I was hoping I could pass the hydrologist's report to the OPW as well today.

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