Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will be aware from my visit to Crossmolina that this issue has been progressed by both the OPW and Mayo County Council. He is correct that it is awaiting final approval from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Minister, Deputy McGrath, and I both hope this issue can be resolved in the not-too-distant future. There is a lot of talk about climate change; this is a climate change mitigation measure for the people of Crossmolina and the wider community. It is one of a number of projects the OPW is trying to conclude and we are anxious to get it concluded. The Minister and I are both anxious to get it over the line as quickly as possible and finally to bring good news to a community that has been ravaged for too long by the scourge of flooding in that part of County Mayo.

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