Cork council seeks flood scheme timelines

The Office of Public Works is being urged to give precise timelines for the start of delayed flood prevention schemes in three towns, amid fears funding is not available to carry out works.

A number of Cork county councillors expressed concerns about further hold-ups to flood-relief programmes for Bandon, Skibbereen, and Glanmire.

Cllr Alan Coleman (Ind) led the charge, outlining what had happened in two of the towns. In 2009, he said, Bandon suffered serious flooding and both the previous and present governments had promised that money was ringfenced for prevention works.