Cork residents 'sick and tired' of wait for flood defences, Dáil hears

Patrick O'Donovan said that Cork City Council is handling the scheme and that the OPW and the local authority are "engaging proactively to progress" it. 

File picture of workers at Meadowbrook, Riverstown, Glanmire where heavy rainfall raised the level of the Glashaboy River. Picture: Dan Linehan

People in Glanmire in Cork are "sick and tired" of waiting for the long-mooted flood defence scheme to begin, the Dáil has heard in clashes between a minister and local representatives.

Office of Public Works (OPW) Minister Patrick O'Donovan hit back at Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould over his suggestion of "mismanagement, doddering and failure to deliver flood relief for Glanmire" by the Government, telling the Dáil that he has "every confidence" that it will start this year.