John Gormleys Flood Plain Statement - RTE News

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John Gormley last night on RTE News made a statement;

We should have never built on Flood Plains - we have learned our lesson

..or along those lines - Sorry but - EH YOU DAMN RECKON!!

Once again greed took over.. whoever passed planning to build on a flood plain should be held accountable (IMO)!

A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and adjacent areas that carry flood flows, and the flood fringe, which are areas covered by the flood, but which do not experience a strong current.
 
In fairness to Gormley, he wasn't in power when most of those decisions were made and planning decisions for the most part are made by local councils and An Bord Pleannala. They are the ones who should be held accountable for what has happened. Not their fault it rained, but water has to go somewhere

Take Carlow, where I live. Appartments were built, near the river and are always shown on the telly when it floods there. However, it has always flooded there so why on earth did the council grant planning permission? The impact is that more of the town gets flooded as a result of the building

Some serious local govt reform is needed around the country.
 
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