Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know there are many demands on the Department in respect of flood relief but this matter goes back to 2012 when the Meadowbrook estate in Glanmire, County Cork, was badly flooded and some houses were under between 4 ft and 5 ft of water, with extensive damage done. The estate is alongside the Glashaboy River and it was decided there was a need for a flood relief scheme. A lot of work was done to prepare for the scheme, with an open discussion and presentation taking place in November 2016. The scheme was to provide protection for more than 78 houses and businesses along the route but we are now in 2018 and there is concern about the scheme. It needs to be prioritised and everyone in the estate is concerned that a freak thunderstorm or extensive rainfall would hit the estate again with flooding. Some residents did not have insurance at the time of the flooding, which meant they had major challenges. The damage was such that some houses had to be totally refurbished and some people have still not got over the incident.