Peter Fitzpatrick TD
The flooding risk could be reduced for as many as 7,000 homes in the Dundalk area if a new coastal walkway between Dundalk and Blackrock is developed.
That’s according to local TD Peter Fitzpatrick, who is anxious to see the project developed having raised the issue in the Dáil yesterday.
Deputy Fitzpatrick said that the Louth Environmental Group had already carried out work on the proposed walkway but that further investment could have major economic and tourist benefits for the area.
Responding to the Fine Gael TD, Minister of State Tom Hayes said the walkway was a matter for Louth County Council to consider. He said that the local authority had suspended work in the area at present pending the results of a study in the area on flooding.
Minister Hayes said that it would be a “wonderful project for the area” and added that he was confident it would have the support of the majority in the region.
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