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Council to continue seeking funds for flood mitigation works in Castleblayney after previous unsuccessful applications

Jan 26, 2021 13:57 By News Northern Sound
Council to continue seeking funds for flood mitigation works in Castleblayney after previous unsuccessful applications
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Monaghan County Council says it will continue to seek funding for flood mitigation works in Castleblayney, having been unsuccessful in two previous applications. In a

Monaghan County Council says it will continue to seek funding for flood mitigation works in Castleblayney, having been unsuccessful in two previous applications.

In a statement to Northern Sound, the council said it is aware of flooding issues at Annadrummond and will follow up with the OPW regional inspector to progress a scheme to alleviate flooding.

Monaghan County Council says it has designed a flood mitigation scheme for the L3720 at Annadrummond and made an application for funding to the OPW.

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However, no funding has been received to progress the scheme.

Previous applications for funding were unsuccessful due to the "cost-benefit analysis not being achievable", with the works estimated to cost around €600,000.

The Council says engineers will follow up these applications with the OPW regional inspector.

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Last week, Anndrummond resident Geraldine Lambe pleaded for flood relief works to be carried out and revealed that her brother once had to be air-lifted to hospital because the flooding was so severe.

Meanwhile, Castleblayney councillor Aidan Campbell says a number of families in the area are "completely cut-off" when flooding occurs and has called on the Council to revise its funding applications.

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