Minister’s refusal to attend Committee leaves Cork flooding questions unanswered

Environment Minister John Gormley’s refusal to attend a meeting of the Environment Committee to discuss the Report on Severe Weather Events shows that he is running scared from the Report’s finding and that he is completely unwilling to take responsibility for his portfolio.
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Independent inquiry must shed light on who made what decisions when

An independent inquiry into the floods that engulfed Cork, which cost millions of euro in damages and devastated the lives of thousands, will be fundamental in determining the reasons why the flooding occurred, allowing measures to be taken to prevent further occurrences from happening in the future, according to Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer. Read More…

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