Kitt Welcomes Correspondence regarding Galway Flooding

Deputy Michael P. Kitt is pleased to have been informed by Dr. Martin Mansergh, T.D , Minister of State at the Department of OPW that a Joint Working Committee of representatives from the OPW and Galway County Council has been set up to deal with the flooding situation in the County.

Full details of the consideration given and the action to be taken are outlined in the content of the letter attached.

'I am delighted that action will be taken and that a strategic flood risk plan has been put in place

and offers a long-term approach to identifying and managing all the key risk factors while short-term action

programmes are to go ahead at due speed', concluded Michael Kitt, T.D.