'Emergency committee needed' to complete Midleton flood relief scheme

Concerns about delays in scheme aired at public meeting

Cork County Council divisional manager Michael Lynch giving a presentation at a public meeting organised by Midleton Chamber of Commerce to discuss grievances about the recent flooding in Midleton, Co. Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Cork County Council needs to set up an emergency committee to oversee the completion of the Midleton flood relief scheme, a public meeting has heard.

Officials at the meeting were told by members of Midleton Chamber of Commerce that people in the town, which was badly hit by severe flooding during the recent Storm Babet, were concerned at how long the flood relief scheme is taking.