Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Glanmire flooded at the same time as Midleton flooded. The works have started in Glanmire, but the tragedy is that those works were sanctioned a number of years earlier and if the Government and the Minister of State's predecessor had not delayed, Glanmire would not have flooded that day.

Areas such as Blackpool in Cork flood constantly. Will the Minister of State provide funding to enable local authorities to put in eco-drains and flood protection measures? At the top of Knocknaheeny, an area I represent, there is a dip in the road at the Apple site which floods every time there is heavy rain, blocking access for everyone. Will the Minister of State give money to local authorities to fix those? Will he also provide a grant to people who live in flood-affected areas so they can put in flood barriers? That would be a simple solution for some people.

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