James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)

Go raibh maith agat. I just wish to reiterate the point regarding the need to expedite the flood schemes for Mogeely and Castlemartyr in terms of tranche 2 schemes and for Rathcormac as well, and the importance of this being done. Deputy McCarthy and I are in the House this morning as local Government TDs. The communities impacted post Storm Babet need to see this critical flood infrastructure being put in place. They have been left in limbo for far too long. I have been repeatedly raising this matter over the last number of years. I know the Minister and the Minister of State have very kindly come to the constituency to see the damage caused by Storm Babet and the follow-ups being done by the OPW, the Department of public expenditure and the local authority. When it comes to tranche 2 schemes, though, we have been waiting far too long for answers from the Government about where they are and getting them done. I would appreciate if this could be prioritised by the Department of public expenditure and the OPW.

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