Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Just to answer the question, there are a number of projects which are included in the CFRAM programme. The Senator's particular question concerns an area in an SAC which, if it is not protected, will fall into the sea. That we allow that to happen, rather than protect a house in it, is unique and an anomaly. I invite the Deputy to meet me and my officials to look at the particular problem to see what the issues are and get officials in the NPWS involved. To me, what the Deputy is saying sounds like daftness gone wrong. There are laws and regulations and we are going to lose an SAC which we are trying to protect, but we are also going lose houses because we cannot protect them. Rather than give the Deputy a specific answer now, I accept that there could be issues, but I invite him to take them up with me.