A local Sinn Féin Councillor has accused the 'Brits' of not co-operating with Donegal County Council over the Pettigo flood relief scheme.
Cllr Michael McMahon raised the issue at yesterday's meeting of the Donegal Municipal District (MD).
He said the flooding risk from the River Termon was a "cross-border issue" with "good bits of it in the six counties," and that "Brits, being Brits, are not interested."
Cllr McMahon was responding to an environmental report detailing the flood relief scheme, and in particular, flooding in Pettigo from the River Termon.
The report stated that a meeting took place in April between staff from Donegal County Council and elected members and various state officials in Northern Ireland.
Officials from the Department of Infrastructure (DfI) Rivers from Northern Ireland "undertook to review the business care for a flood relief scheme in Pettigo, with the caveat that much of the physical works would likely be required on the Republic of Ireland side of the border."
Members from Donegal County Council advised at the meeting that they did not currently have funding for a capital project to address flood risk in the community.
"This is because, to date, preliminary flood risk assessment completed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) for Pettigo has not indicated that a cost-viable scheme for risk present is available."
According to the council, study outputs from DfI Rivers on the River Termon would be expected towards the end of 2025.
Cllr McMahon pointed out at this meeting that it is a cross-border issue.
"There is a lot of work, and the good bits of it are in the six counties," he said
"If we had an All-Ireland, it could be worked on, but the Brits, being the Brits, are not interested.
"We need a solution to it. I must say the guys from Flood Relief were more than helpful. We need somebody from the council to see what can be done.
"If we are serious about small towns and businesses like Pettigo, we need to make sure that we have a cross-border issue on it.
"I know Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran (Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) came down and looked at it, but he never really came back on it.