Galway Bay fm newsroom – A single taskforce is to be set up to oversee future flood management plans for 66 towns and regions along the River Shannon including Portumna, Ballinasloe and Ahascragh.
The measure is being discussed at a crisis meeting this afternoon of all the agencies responsible for the river and nearby urban areas.
Defence Minister Simon Coveney says its likely the cabinet will agree to more funding to deal with the impact of the continued flooding on Ireland’s roads and farms at a special meeting this afternoon.
Fianna Fáil says today’s meeting of Shannon agencies should have taken place at least three weeks ago.
Environment spokesman Barry Cowen has already called for a single Shannon authority to deal with flooding – he says the government should have acted sooner.
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