Flood victims will have to wait at least five years for flood protection

Flood victims in some parts of the country will have to wait at least another five years for flood protection, the Chairperson of the body tasked by government to plan against future flooding has said, writes David Raleigh.

Flood victims will have to wait at least five years for flood protection

Flood victims in some parts of the country will have to wait at least another five years for flood protection, the Chairperson of the body tasked by government to plan against future flooding has said, writes David Raleigh.

Speaking Friday, at a public open day in Limerick, organised by the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-Ordination Working Group, the Chair of the Office of Public Works, Claire McGrath, added it had identified the need for 300 defence schemes.

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