Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

He probably will turn up. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for attending. We are here again to raise issues relating to flooding in Midleton in east Cork. I acknowledge the work that has been done on the rivers and so on and so forth in the Moore's Bridge area. The engagements we have had with some of the Departments and Cork County Council have been exemplary, but I have to note they can only work within limits. We have had a number of meetings. Deputies Stanton, O'Connor and I have met many groups in different areas. The Minister of State is well aware of Gleann Fia in Mogeely. It is a separate section.

We have had late-night meetings on this matter. We appreciate that there are grants available for flood barriers for houses - to go on doors, etc. - but we have learned there is price gouging there already. There are 750 properties, so there is a great deal of money involved. I welcome the grants because we need interim, immediate prevention measures now, because let us be realists-----

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