Dr. Rory O'Donnell:

There are two levels to the Deputy's question. One is whether, in the overall strategy, the balance between abatement and adaptation should be different. I am loath to say something on that without thinking about it more but clearly the sharp end of it, such as the severe flooding that has occurred in recent years, is bringing to the surface water management issues in Ireland and there is no way we can avoid responding to them.