Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

I visited the West County Hotel in Ennis last Saturday and I met a number of evacuees. I received word informally about a problem relating to Ardnacrusha and I informed the Taoiseach before he went into the interdepartmental meeting. I suggested questions needed to be raised and I am sure they have been asked. The Deputy stated too many agencies have responsibility. We live in a democracy and there are many interests involved. Deputy Sherlock referred to the boat club in Fermoy and so on. One cannot impose. The OPW tries to achieve a sufficient consensus among the different interests about what it will do. We do not go ahead in opposition to all the interests in a town.

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