PHOTOS & VIDEO: Delivery of the Midleton flood-protection plan set to be fast-tracked

Plans to fast-track the delivery of a flood-protection scheme for Midleton in East Cork have been unveiled.
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Delivery of the Midleton flood-protection plan set to be fast-tracked
Wed, 06 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Eoin English and Christy Parker

County engineer David Keane suggested management of the scheme be transferred from the OPW to Cork County Council — a move which would require a transfer of some powers of implementation to the local authority.

It is understood that the suggestion is favoured by the OPW, given the huge demand on it for similar schemes.

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