What are the flood relief schemes in my area? Here’s how to check

Less than one fifth of schemes given priority in 2016 have reached the construction stage

Flooding on Clontarf Road in Dublin earlier this month. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Flooding on Clontarf Road in Dublin earlier this month. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Just 10 of 54 large flood relief schemes prioritised for development eight years ago are under construction.

The majority, 31, are only at preliminary design stage and have not even entered the planning system yet.

Details of what stage of the five-stage process each scheme is at and their target completion year can be checked online.

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Caroline O'Doherty

Caroline O'Doherty

Climate and Science Correspondent