Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. That would be very good. We will do anything we can to expedite matters in order to keep those businesses and homes safe. I appreciate the Minister of State's offer of a briefing alongside Galway City Council. That would be great. I have two other questions on flood defences. The first relates to insurance companies.

Are there still issues with insurance companies insuring homes where the OPW has set in flood defences that meet the criteria of one-in-100-year events? Has the Minister of State had any engagement with insurance companies regarding this?

Regarding flood defences, the national development plan seeks to invest up to €940 million over its lifetime. It lists five examples of locations that have been earmarked for the delivery of further relief schemes to minimise the impacts of river and coastal flooding. As the Minister of State is aware, they are Limerick city and the surrounding area, Tralee, Dundalk, Carlingford and Drogheda. The review to renew process is ongoing. Will the Minister of State confirm that flood defences for Galway will be included in the key projects in that review?