Environment groups hit out at delay to public consultation for Blackpool flood scheme

Paschal Donohoe said last June that it would happen 'shortly'

Environmental groups have hit out at the Minister for Public Expenditure for failing to hold a public consultation on the Blackpool Flood relief scheme despite telling the Dáil in June it would happen 'shortly'.

Environmental groups have hit out at the Minister for Public Expenditure for failing to hold a public consultation on the Blackpool Flood relief scheme despite telling the Dáil in June it would happen “shortly”.

In a response to a parliamentary question in June, Paschal Donohoe addressed concerns raised about the need for a scheme to deal with the floods in Blackpool.