Government accused of 'blaming Brussels' to cover its lack of flood prevention action

The Government has been accused of propagating myths and blaming Brussels to cover its lack of action to prevent flooding.

An all-party meeting of TDs and MEPs with European Commission officials learned other countries often take emergency action when people’s lives and livelihoods are involved.

However, the Irish Government only did so once over the past two decades — when it was forced to because a citizen threatened action over the building of the Dublin Port Tunnel.