"Speaking to reporters, Mr Martin said it was "a soul-destroying experience to have your house flooded or your business flooded, and there has been a pattern here over many decades of flooding at this location". "Our objective is first of all to provide humanitarian support to the families and also supports to the businesses that have been impacted," he said."
""Secondly, the Office of Public Works (OPW) will work with the local authority in respect of interim measures to try and protect these houses and this location more generally and there are interim measures that can be taken to provide that protection and that reassurance, and that we will do. "Obviously, then, thirdly, the substantial, comprehensive scheme itself will be submitted for planning and it is complex, all of these schemes are, but nonetheless, we want to get that started.""
Flooding on Island Road, Enniscorthy followed the River Slaney bursting its banks during Storm Chandra and affected homes and businesses in County Wexford. The Government will prioritise humanitarian support for affected families and supports for impacted businesses while implementing interim protection measures. The Office of Public Works will work with the local authority on interim measures to provide protection and reassurance. A substantial, comprehensive flood-relief scheme will be designed and submitted for planning. Planning routes and design work must be followed, which limits speed of delivery despite efforts to accelerate progress.
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