James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to ask the Minister about the OPW's delivery of the Midleton flood relief scheme. There is an urgent need to expedite the delivery of this scheme before another disastrous flood event takes place. Will the Government look at trying to speed this up with the OPW and Cork County Council so that we can get works that are urgently required under way? I would highly encourage the use of the Arterial Drainage Act as an effective mechanism for delivering this flood relief scheme in an urgent and proper fashion rather than putting it on to Cork County Council because that will slow down land acquisitions that are required for this scheme.

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