Speaking with local media in Co Westmeath, Moran revealed that he had calls from people who said they would "torture me and do various different things to me" if he did not vote against the Government.

TDs told the Minister responsible for the Office of Public Works about the need for better flood defences and warnings.

Last week, the Minister of State with responsibility for flood defences, Kevin "Boxer" Moran, had said that future homes built on flood-prone land would not receive any publicly funded flood defences

OPW site staff have overseen repairs to the roadway and a new compacted hardcore surface has been applied to the carpark in the last few weeks. 

The agency owns a total of 73 vacant properties, including 19 former Garda stations that have remained empty for more than a decade, and two decentralisation sites that have been vacant since 2007.

Minister of State Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran engaged in fierce exchanges in defence of public spending on a range of projects