Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)

Is the Minister aware that, meanwhile, some houses in East Wall cannot be bought or sold because insurance cover is being refused to prospective buyers or to householders because of this lack of action?

The Minister may not be aware of all this even though I have raised these issues with the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with responsibility for the OPW, Deputy Parlon.

Will he bring these matters to the attention of Dublin City Council and the Office of Public Works? They have been lax on this issue. Following the flooding of two years ago, there was an initial spurt with a great deal of work done in the Drumcondra area, a politically sensitive one. Since then, the work has all but ceased. People are concerned as in excess of 2,000 houses in the East Wall-North Strand area are susceptible to flooding and have been flooded in the past.

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