Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise a related issue. Last September, Insurance Ireland wrote to local Deputies about the plans the OPW had put on display during the summer. It raised quite a serious concern. The flood relief works will be designed to prevent another flood from happening and, it is to be hoped, give enough confidence to the insurance sector for it to begin providing flood cover again for businesses and households in Cork city.

There are serious concerns about the plans that went on display and Insurance Ireland made it pretty clear that it was not satisfied that the standard of work put on display would be sufficient to allow flood cover to be reinstated. Is the OPW engaging with Insurance Ireland to bring it on board, address its concerns and make sure that it is satisfied with the final design so that flood cover can be reinstated in a few years' time for people in Cork city?