Inland Fisheries Ireland has issued a statement in response to the ongoing flooding crisis across the country following last month’s winter storms.
Citing its history of working “in a positive and proactive manner” with the Government, State agencies, local authorities and others on the drainage and management of surface waters, IFI says it “will work with all relevant parties in expediting emergency flood relief works.”
Following the recent meeting on the Shannon flooding crisis, IFI says it has offered emergency assistance on the ground, and suggested that the Local Authority (Works) Act 1949 be used as a legal instrument by which “exemptions for emergency in stream works could be progressed”….
Afloat.ie 22/01/2016 Read the article ‘Inland Fisheries Ireland Issues Statement On Response To Flooding Crisis’
