A planning application for a permanent solution to the flooding crisis in south Roscommon will be lodged in around six months' time.
On a visit to Roscommon yesterday, OPW Minister Kieran O'Donnell also confirmed a temporary measure should go to planning next month.
This involves a pump taking water out of Lough Funshinagh through Curraghboy.
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Rahara residents are increasingly concerned about the turlough flooding their homes this winter.
O'Donnell says a long-term plan is also progressing well.
