Mike Kennelly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I call on the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, with responsibility for the OPW, to come to the House, not for the first time, to tell us when the minor flood relief scheme works in Listowel and Kilocrim will commence. People are living in fear. These storms can hit at anytime. When I was elected to the Seanad, I said I would do my utmost and my best to represent the people of my community, which was totally devastated by a recent flood event. There has been nothing, no information and no communication back from any Department to me. I call on the Minister of State to come to the House. This event devastated more than 100 homes and businesses. Listowel racecourse was completely destroyed. If that happened again, we would lose probably the best tourism asset we have with many people coming to the town once a year for the Listowel races. I ask the Leader to ask the Minister of State to come to the House to give a response and a commencement date for the works.