Clare Fm - Podcasts

The date a flood relief scheme in Clare is expected to be submitted for planning approval has been pushed back to next year. Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Kevin Boxer Moran, said in April of this year that the Shannon Flood Relief Scheme would be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála "at the end of 2025". In a new response to a parliamentary question from Meelick Fianna Fáíl TD Cathal Crowe however, he says it's "scheduled to be submitted for planning approval in quarter two 2026". Newmarket-on-Fergus Fianna Fáil Councillor David Griffin insists that while it's a setback, it's important to take the time to ensure the application is watertight.