Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

They really are living in fear. We have already had some floods and we are only at this stage in the year. Many of us comment on the weather in passing, but it is terrible that the lives of people in a whole community are guided by the weather. I know the Minister of State understands that and I know he has been to visit the community. I appreciate the work he is doing to speed up everything that needs to be done because for far too long - I would lay the blame at the feet of the OPW in this regard - excuses have been made about the EU and the habitats directive, yet no derogations have been sought when they should have been sought. People are losing confidence in the OPW, so there is a job of work to be done there, and actions speak louder than words. How much funding has been allocated to date for Crossmolina specifically? Does the Minister of State have that figure?