Showing posts with label flood planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flood planning. Show all posts
Wednesday, 21 July 2010

State’s response to floods ‘poor and confused’

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A REPORT into the devastating flooding that affected thousands of homes last winter has said the state’s response to the crisis lacked leade...
Monday, 12 July 2010

Flood threat homeowners take council fight to EU

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A FAMILY made homeless as a result of the November floods crisis is set to tell the European Parliament that local council planners who allo...
Monday, 1 February 2010

Minister highlights poor planning

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The severe floods that devastated parts of the country in November showed up the “questionable nature” of development decisions made by some...
Thursday, 10 December 2009

We need good planning now more than ever

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Judging from the range and intensity of media debates that followed our recent flooding experience, it seems that some crucially important i...
Monday, 7 December 2009

Department criticised for allowing the rezoning of flood plain

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THE wisdom of a decision by Offaly councillors and the Department of the Environment to facilitate the rezoning of a flood plain outside Tul...
Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Minister admits poor planning to blame for devastation

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THE junior minister with responsibility for flood management has admitted poor planning is to blame for many homes beingdestroyed by water i...

Warning of flood risk from port plan

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AN EXISTING risk of flooding in Clontarf, Sandymount and Ringsend would be exacerbated by Dublin Port’s plans to infill 52 acres of Dublin B...

Gormley says development land vulnerable to flood may be 'dezoned'

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THE GOVERNMENT and local authorities will move to “dezone” lands that have been rezoned for development on flood plains or where there is a ...
Monday, 29 September 2008

€5m plan to map flood risk

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A 3-D map of Dublin city is to be created showing how water flows through the capital's streets to help officials avoid the widespread f...
Monday, 25 August 2008

Greencore to build near flood plain

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GREENCORE has said that its plans for its 396-acre site in Mallow, Co Cork, remain unchanged despite the pro­spect of environment minister J...

Greencore to build near flood plain

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GREENCORE has said that its plans for its 396-acre site in Mallow, Co Cork, remain unchanged despite the pro­spect of environment minister J...

Gormley paves way to end patios

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The government is considering controlling the building of garden patios, the ultimate symbol of the Celtic Tiger, following the costs of flo...