Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will happily make sure the Department engages with the OPW and Clare County Council, but I know their advice will be that this is not a railway issue. It is a flooding issue and numerous landowners are involved. While the Department of the Transport could pretend it has full control or the yea or nay on it, it is, in truth, the local authority and the OPW that are responsible for making decisions about and addressing flooding. We will row in, work with the OPW and make sure to help in whatever way we can, but my understanding is the OPW and the local authority are where the key decisions have to be made when it comes to best options. We will support them, including financial support if necessary, but it is not for the railway company to address the flooding issue because it involves so many other landowners in the area. The Deputy will know we have to be careful in how we treat and respect landowners who are equally affected by this.