The Sinn Fein Rep is calling for urgent action.
People in Mountmellick and Portarlington are 'living in fear'.
That's according to Laois Senator Maria Mccormack as the long-delayed flood relief scheme in the county is still in stage one.
In 2017 three rivers burst their banks simultaneously, severely affecting the two towns in the region.
The Sinn Fein rep believes Storm Éowyn should serve as a wake-up call for the government to advance flood defence plans.
She says the timeline for just one phase of the project is unacceptable:
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