VIDEO: Flood insurance ‘must be renewed’ after works

Business people and householders may have differing views on Cork City’s €50m flood defence plans, but they’re united in one respect — the Government must ensure insurance companies offer all flood victims renewed cover once the works are completed.

They were all singing from the same hymn sheet yesterday as the plans went on display at City Hall.

Jer Buckley, chairman of the Blackpool Flood Committee, said millions of euro of taxpayers’ money was going into the project and it was imperative the Government “move to ensure insurance companies aren’t allowed to continue to cherry pick who they will and won’t cover”.