The Minister is reacting to the protests following the wettest July on record.
Flooding along the Shannon is has been more challenging for midlands farmers this year according to the Minister for Agriculture.
Farmers rallied in Banagher at the start of August to call for more local authority action along the river.
The wettest July on record left many with damaged and lost bales of hay and silage.
Charlie McConalogue says he's spoken to farmers groups and local representatives:
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