Canneay hailed the collaboration between the OPW and the Geological Survey of Ireland, part of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment as "evidence of increasing co-operation between government departments in terms of fast-tracking flood relief measures".
Aerial surveys
The ongoing programme combining aerial surveys as well as rainfall and water levels monitoring aims to improve the authorities' understanding of turlough and underground watercourses to inform flood relief works.
While much of the attention since last winter's devastating floods has focused on the River Shannon, turloughs are the main cause of concern in the west.
IFA flood project chairman Padraic Joyce said last month that water levels on some turloughs had not gone down sufficiently and he called for more expertise to be employed in including them in a flood management strategy.
Action has to replace words now
The association has also been calling for increased coordination between state agencies involved in flood relief work since last winter.
"We know what needs to be done and the talking is over. Action has to replace words now," Joyce's predecessor Tom Turley told the Irish Farmers Journal. "Until our Taoiseach Enda Kenny instructs his ministers to go and do some work, people won’t believe that they’ll be safe in their houses the coming winter."
Listen to Tom Turley's comments in our podcast below:
Kate Donohue contributed reporting for this story.
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Dredging not deemed economically viable for river Shannon
Canneay hailed the collaboration between the OPW and the Geological Survey of Ireland, part of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment as "evidence of increasing co-operation between government departments in terms of fast-tracking flood relief measures".
Aerial surveys
The ongoing programme combining aerial surveys as well as rainfall and water levels monitoring aims to improve the authorities' understanding of turlough and underground watercourses to inform flood relief works.
While much of the attention since last winter's devastating floods has focused on the River Shannon, turloughs are the main cause of concern in the west.
IFA flood project chairman Padraic Joyce said last month that water levels on some turloughs had not gone down sufficiently and he called for more expertise to be employed in including them in a flood management strategy.
Action has to replace words now
The association has also been calling for increased coordination between state agencies involved in flood relief work since last winter.
"We know what needs to be done and the talking is over. Action has to replace words now," Joyce's predecessor Tom Turley told the Irish Farmers Journal. "Until our Taoiseach Enda Kenny instructs his ministers to go and do some work, people won’t believe that they’ll be safe in their houses the coming winter."
Listen to Tom Turley's comments in our podcast below:
Kate Donohue contributed reporting for this story.
Read more
Dredging not deemed economically viable for river Shannon
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