OPW spends just €167,000 on adapting flood management plans

Storm Babet caused flooding on the Cloghroe-Banteer road in Cork in late 2023. Picture: Denis Minihane.

The State body responsible for managing flood risk has spent just €167,000 on adapting its flood management plans in preparation for climate change over the past five years.

The Office of Public Works (OPW), which is also responsible for managing the State’s property portfolio, has also made “very little or no progress” in adapting its individual flood management plans in terms of specific climate change targets.