Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has hit the exact point that he and I have discussed. It is not the responsibility of the OPW, but that of the local authority. When the local authority is contacted, it claims it is not its responsibility but that of somebody else. Nothing gets done and flooding happens, and we go back through the same scenario.

Has Cavan County Council received any money for minor works on the River Erne that might assist downstream areas and might provide coverage and protection to people in the weeks and months ahead? Will the action plan for 2017 be funded directly through the OPW or will it be done on a cross-Border basis?

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