Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Most of the flooding in 2009 was inland in places such as Claregalway and Clonmel - all the usual suspects. That is clearly the responsibility of the OPW. I compliment the Office of Public Works on the fantastic work done in Claregalway. More work remains to be done and I believe it is part of the contract. From what I have seen on the ground, the OPW seems to have relatively little to do to address the damage caused by the recent storms because it is mostly along the coast and not in rivers. Much of it relates to sea walls, the tail end of roads, piers, etc. Would I be right in thinking that funding to address that damage will not come from the OPW budget but from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and so on?