Michael Collins (Cork South-West, Independent Ireland Party) | Oireachtas source

We need a proper debate in the Dáil this week about damage caused by flooding in Ireland, especially in the past week, particularly in County Cork. The community in Ballinascarthy was flooded once again for the second time in two months, as was Dunmanway and Halfway. The River Bride also flooded in Blackpool. The main cause of this flooding is the lack of rivers being cleaned. They are full of muck and silt. A national river cleaning programme must be put in place immediately to save people's property and maybe their lives. We cannot kick this can down the road. Will the Government allow a proper debate this week in the Dáil so that communities like Ballinascarthy can be-----

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