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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Thomas Gould: 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...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I note the great interest in this topic from TDs both locally and nationally. We are talking really about east Cork, Glanmire and other areas. I have been to Midleton. What we want to do here is protect people's homes and businesses. Wherever flooding takes place it is devastating. We are putting in place a comprehensive scheme in Midleton. It has taken a bit longer than we would have...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: Is there a date for the planning application?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is currently being worked through. The intention would be to get it in within the timeframe that is legally possible.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Is féidir teacht ar Cheisteanna Scríofa ar www.oireachtas.ie. Written Answers are published on the Oireachtas website.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)
Mairead Farrell: "It was crazy. People sitting on the floor. A long queue winding its way up to reception. People lying across chairs. This was Tuesday morning. Some had been there since Sunday. Staff under huge pressure, stressed with their workload. No time to think. It was just panic. At one point, I thought I'm going to die". Those are the words of Niamh, who presented at the accident and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 May 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I look forward to seeing greater detail in the Estimates so that we can do further scrutiny of where things are at and what the plans are for the future.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capital Expenditure Programme (2 May 2024)
Question No. 90 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Flood Relief Schemes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
David Stanton: 91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all interim flood prevention measures currently being proposed across the east Cork area; the status of the progression and proposed timescales for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19865/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
James O'Connor: 100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding would be made available for interim flood relief works in Midleton, including the development of an early warning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
David Stanton: It has been over six months since Storm Babet devastated my town, Midleton, in east Cork and surrounding villages such as Castlemartyr, Mogeely, Killeagh and Rathcormac. The impact is still being felt by people whose homes were devastated. Their furniture was devastated and all they had is gone. They had to move out and some of them have not moved back yet. Businesses were devastated as...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 100 together. I thank Deputy Stanton who raised this issue during oral questions last week. I visited Midleton with the Deputy during Storm Babet and I am fully aware of how important it is, both to the Deputy and the people of the wider area. By way of background, the 2018 flood risk management plans provided the evidence for a proactive...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response and the personal interest he has shown in coming to the area shortly after the flood occurred and spending some time viewing the damage, etc. Moore's Bridge needs attention. I understand a section 50 application has been made for planning approval to replace it. Some funding may be needed to get that done. I would be grateful if...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
James O'Connor: I join my constituency colleague in raising this issue. Midleton town was absolutely devastated by Storm Babet. Both the Minister and Minister of State will be aware from visiting the town of the impact the storm had. We need to see every single function available at Cabinet, departmental and local authority level utilised to drive forward the proposed project. We need to see the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank both Deputy Stanton and Deputy O'Connor. I appreciate they are both valued representatives for the Midleton area. Having visited Midleton in my capacity as Minister of State with responsibility for local government at the time, I am aware of what occurred on the ground. I did not have direct involvement but I wanted to see what happened. There is a body of work under way. I...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister and welcome his reply. I am thinking also of the most urgent requirements that have been urgent for a number of years such as, for instance, the Derry road which was mentioned in respect of another tragic accident overnight. There are several other projects like that, which we have talked about and where we put forward the various reasons they are an urgent necessity....
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: In terms of speedy progress, I have identified two matters. The first one is our efforts to ensure that we have enough companies tendering for public service contracts so that we have an adequate level of competition within the tendering process to allow key projects to go ahead. The second relates to the continued challenges we have with cost-price inflation. We are not seeing the surges...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (2 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I again thank the Minister and note his warning in that regard. I wonder if it is possible to take any steps to avert, in so far as possible, the possibility of interventions or obstacles that might lead to delays of any nature.