By Bairbre Holmes, Press AssociationThe Government and opposition have clashed over the progress made on Ireland’s flood defences as weather warnings continue. Mr Doherty pointed to Simon Harris’ role as minister of state with responsibility for flood defences a decade ago. He said many of the flood relief schemes “identified, prioritised or advanced” during that period “remain incomplete”. Mr Doherty said the figure of 56 relates to flood relief projects completed since 1997. He also said flood relief schemes are “being classified as critical infrastructure” and “the Government intends to bring forward a critical infrastructure Bill”.

Source: The Herald February 05, 2026 14:01 UTC