Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for coming to Galway. I was chairing the Dáil that day at 2 p.m. and there was no way out of that. I have followed up this matter. The flood plans were drawn up in 2012. Following that, a programme of works were to be carried out. We are still in stage 1, which started in 2020. There has been one consultation in that time. There has been no update on the website in the past year. I want to work with the Minister of State and explain the position to my constituents in Galway. I live in the Claddagh and I am acutely aware of the problems with flooding. Indeed, my own office flooded but that was nothing compared with what homeowners suffered and continue to suffer. I thank the Minister of State for the schemes but I am tired of standing up in the Dáil asking for progress on the essential remedial works. "Remedial" is the wrong word because essential works are needed in the town that is known as the town of rivers and streams.

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