Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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Deputy McGrath is aware that I have met with representatives from the insurance industry on two or three occasions, and I am working very closely with the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy with regard to the insurance industry. Where flood relief schemes have been built and we have visited, we have spoken to those people and have been told that while it is slow they are seeing the insurance companies starting to insure them. I see cases like this regularly as I travel around the State. We have seen a bigger uptake. Where the OPW has built defences we have seen insurance companies working with people to get insurance in place. I can say this because I know a great number of people, for whom I have made representations previously, and especially more recently in Dublin with the Dodder River, who previously could not get insurance are now getting insured with insurance companies. This is where we have flood defences in situ.