Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is right about finding the right balance in terms of the need to protect our coastal areas, as well as lives and property. We must proceed on this in the right way. Funding is available for these works to take place but we need to ensure that we are doing the right works. The risk management report showed that the proposed solution may not be the correct one or the best one. I will relay the Deputy's concerns to the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, and will suggest that he should call in the council to see what urgent solution it can find together with the OPW.

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