Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is a good question. At the moment the Office of Public Works is recruiting some 60 people to help with the roll-out of the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme. Local authorities are working hard under tough conditions where flooding has occurred. This year the roads engineers have carved out three separate roads programmes. Normally, they would only be carrying out one roads programme. They are working to capacity. At this stage, local authorities have the expertise to do a good deal of work, especially in flood risk areas. There are working under pressure. Whether they have enough resources is an issue for the chief executives. They need to come forward if they not have enough people. Anyway, I hope they have enough and, if they do not, I hope they bring it up.