Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It has been crazy. It is a case in point, and these repeat themselves. We should try to bring them forward and have quick and efficient delivery.

The Minister of State was with me and other colleagues in the mid-Cavan area several years ago during the very bad winter with all the rains. When there is significant rain which, unfortunately, is a feature of winters now and will be as it is probably a by-product of climate change, much of the farmland in the mid-Cavan area becomes submerged and goes out of agricultural production. Will the Minister of State comment on what drainage plans have been achieved and what is ongoing to prevent this?