Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway-Roscommon TD is raising concerns over delays in establishing a national flood forecasting and warning service.
It's after Storm Ali recently swept along the west coast - causing widespread damage and leading to the death of a female tourist in Clifden.
Deputy Eugene Murphy says that in the wake of other recent severe storms, a steering group was set up to oversee a new national warning service.
However, he claims while the group has met 16 times since then, the project seems to be moving at a 'snails pace'.
The Fianna Fail Deputy says at this point, it's estimated it could be up to five years before the service is fully in-place.
Deputy Murphy believes that's unacceptable and the process needs to be fast-tracked by the Government.
