Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----when we come to his question. It is out of respect. He put a lot of work into the question and it is something with which I want to deal.

Following on from the comments of my colleague, the Minister, I am in a position to state that there are currently seven flood relief schemes at construction phase. Once completed, they will provide flood protection for nearly 1,800 properties. I refer to the Athlone flood alleviation scheme, the Glashaboy flood relief scheme at Glanmire and Sallybrook, the Morell river management scheme, the Poddle river flood alleviation scheme, the River Mall scheme in Templemore, the Springfield flood relief scheme at Clonlara and the Whitechurch stream flood alleviation scheme. This year alone, we are looking at four key projects: a scheme at Crossmolina, another at King's Island in Limerick, the Morrison's Island river wall and the scheme on the River Poddle, which already commenced construction in 2024. These schemes will provide flood protection to nearly 2,000 properties. The two major flood relief schemes provided-----

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