John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the political policy point, there are many examples of that type of flood relief requirement all over the country for years that have not been addressed and now these are being put into another pipeline to wait again. The OPW, in the context of its work, must react in a far speedier fashion because of climate change and we have not seen that. I am wondering what the Minister of State will bring to the Department in insisting on the changes that are necessary to deliver far more efficiently.