Plan for new expert team to tackle flooding in Cork county held up by red tape, councillors told

Cork County Council still awaiting approval from the OPW to finance its team of experts

Cork County Council chief executive Valerie O’Sullivan said the council was hoping for promised funding to create the positions from the OPW Minister Patrick O’Donovan, but admitted there had been delays in getting it signed-off by Government. File picture: Andy Gibson.

The planned creation of a new "dedicated" team in Cork county to tackle flooding is being held up by Office of Public Works (OPW) red tape.

Despite promises of Government funding for the move, Cork County Council is still awaiting approval from the OPW to finance its team of experts.