47 flood areas to be prioritised, says minister

About 47 areas will be prioritised for flood risk prevention measures in January, Office of Public Works minister Kevin “Boxer” Moran has announced.

The Cabinet yesterday received a briefing and update on flood-prevention measures, under the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment Management scheme.

Under the scheme, the country has been mapped out for the worst flood-risk areas. About 300 locations were assessed and 130 of these have bee chosen. Mr Moran said 47 locations would be announced in January as being priority areas. The OPW has said Limerick City; Tralee, Co Kerry; Dundalk, Co Louth; Carlingford/ Greenore and Drogheda, Co Louth, are “major locations”.