Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As a result of the mayhem and suffering that people go through when there is flooding, we have to look at every avenue and try to use every resource possible. At the moment we are providing more resources in the Department to deal with the additional workload coming up. We have to make sure that we get the works done by whatever means necessary and to short circuit it as quickly as possible. Humanitarian aid is being given but at the same time, people need to be reassured that if a flood event occurs, everything is made available to help them and to ease the problem if their house or land gets flooded or if their roads are impassable. We have to make sure we have a plan to make everything work right. We need to have early warning systems and weather warning systems to make sure-----