Murphy claims
Minister of State’s visit is “coincidentally organised” to clash with Fianna
Fail party think in
Fianna Fail Deputy
for Roscommon/Galway Eugene Murphy has expressed this extreme disappointment
that the Minister of State for the OPW and Flood Relief Sean Canney has
announced a visit to turloughs in the constituency next Monday, September 19th
a date which coincides with the Fianna Fail party think in.
Minister Canney
announced late on Friday evening that he was due to visit a range of turloughs
in County Roscommon including Lough Funshinagh/Ardmullen, Athleague/ Correal
Turlough as well as Castleplunkett/Bushfield/ Brackloon turloughs and Boyle
turloughs.
Deputy Murphy claims
the visit by the Minister of State was “coincidentally” organised for next
Monday when the Fianna Fail think in is taking place in Carlow in a bid to
exclude Deputy Murphy from being able to attend. “It is very unfortunate that
Minister Canney’s visit coincides with the Fianna Fail party think in which is
taking place in Carlow next Monday and Tuesday. As Fianna Fail spokesperson on
the OPW and Flood Relief I have been working hard on flooding issues and in
fact launched a bill in this regard last week. In fact I discussed the issue of
flooding and turloughs at length with Minister Canney at a meeting in
Ballinasloe last Wednesday night and he gave no indication of a visit to the constituency
at that stage.
The crisis issue of
flooding and turloughs is very much to the fore of people’s minds as we head
into the winter months and we are only seven days rainfall away from another
devastating flood- it is a shame to think that a political football is now
being made of such issues when we all as politicians should be focusing on
joined up thinking and solutions to the issue
.“I am now in the
process of making arrangements with my party to ensure that I will be in a
position to be present in the constituency for Minister’s Canney’s visit next
Monday as I feel it is a major priority and I have been pressing for this visit
for some time now,” concluded Deputy Murphy.
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