Ms Clare McGrath:

In terms of the catchment flood risk area management plans, what we are achieving and the areas we are identifying where we need to do the work, we will need more. We have to work towards that. To take a concrete example, Dublin is now protected by works that were completed by the OPW and Dublin City Council. The tide level in January 2014 was greater than that in 2002 but in 2014 there was very little damage. In 2002, for a lower tide there was €60 million worth of damage in Dublin. We will report under the Ireland Stat and the Government statistics that approximately €800 million worth of property was protected by the schemes. I think I spoke about 1996-1997. In schemes we have carried out since then we have achieved €800 million worth of property protected. Any scheme we carry out has a cost-benefit. The Dublin one is a very good example of what has been achieved. Due to the works done since 2002, although there was a higher flood tide level in January 2014, there was damage but it was small.