OPW 'behind schedule’ in implementing flood action plans

Oireachtas committee will hear of delays despite Ireland already being impacted by climate-change-induced flooding

The Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently ‘behind schedule’ in implementing action plans for existing flood-hit areas, despite Ireland already being impacted by climate-change-induced flooding, an Oireachtas committee will hear on Thursday.

The OPW — the State’s property manager, which also holds responsibility for flood mitigation schemes across the country — will appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday, together with Met Éireann, to discuss the adaptation of ongoing flood management schemes to the impacts of climate change.