13-month delay in flood response letter

IT TOOK the former Government over a year to reply to a letter from Cork City Council about serious insurance issues arising from the flood which swamped the city in 2009.

The delay was strongly criticised by veteran Fine Gael councillor Jim Corr at Monday’s city council meeting when the long-awaited reply was finally presented.

“While acknowledging the serious financial disasters affecting the nation at the time, it must be clear the centralised administration in Dublin is not capable of responding in a reasonable period of time to serious problems affecting places far removed from the centre of power in Dublin,” Mr Corr said.