Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We are told that millions are being spent in Skibbereen, originally €18 million and now almost double that, on protecting the town. As I said, we could talk about areas in Cork or elsewhere. There are loads of towns where this is happening. The people of Skibbereen saw major works and a lot of concrete poured, yet the town flooded in 2020. My question to Mr. Casey is, regardless of whether Waterways Ireland, the ESB or whoever else it might be has some tangential issue here or whether there is a lack of drainage, the OPW, ultimately, is tasked as a body with flood prevention and has spent the money and the town flooded. Since that has happened, what is the plan now? What are the measures in place? The cost-benefit analysis here does not stand up. It does not matter whose fault it was. Also, just in bare terms, the risk does not stand up in respect of the houses that are there. The OPW is tasked with protecting people, so what is the plan going forward and what measures does it have in place to-----