Parlon giving ‘useless advice’ to those in flood areas

THE minister responsible for flood defences was in hot water last night for giving people “useless” advice on carpet quality.

The Green Party accused Office of Public Works Minister Tom Parlon of patronising families who fear their homes are about to be swept by flooding.

Comments made by the Minister urging people in risk zones not to lay good carpet on the ground floor and remove valuables upstairs were seized upon by the opposition as evidence of the Government’s “blasé” attitude.