Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Public Accounts Committee
Special Report No. 92 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management
9:10 am
Ms Clare McGrath:
Sorry, forgive me, I do mean that they should look at the maps and see what the hazard is and the zone but it is recognised that within town centres which might be at risk of flooding, in terms of development potential it is important to develop there. That is the justification test. Then there is a question of the measures that will additionally be put in place to manage the flood risk in the context of any planning decision. That is a planning decision.