Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. That is the point I was trying to make. Regarding the management of the river, I go back to the night my daughter was born in November 2009. Cork flooded because of the management of the river by the ESB at that stage. A complete town and village was washed away that night. There is an issue with the ESB having a monopoly on the management of the flow of water and how it operates. There has been no movement regarding what the entity will be. In the witnesses' ideal world, where do they see that entity coming in? How much power should that entity have regarding the flow, height and management of water? Should it be done through a new authority, the OPW, or the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications? Where do the witnesses see this going?