Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The answer to Deputy Calleary's question is that the review of CFRAM will be announced in a few weeks. On the Deputy's question about flood maps, I can assure him that the CFRAM maps are not being used by Insurance Ireland and I will not allow it to do so. They are done on a regional basis, not on a house-to-house basis. If Insurance Ireland is using maps, it is using its own and not of CFRAM.

On the situation in Abbeyfeale, many Deputies have raised this issue, including the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, who has left the Chamber. I have met the local authority. This is not a flooding issue. It lies solely with the local authority and the developer in question. The house was not flooded. Part of the embankment and the supports that were set up to support the house have been taken away into the river. I received some angry exchanges over Christmas from certain quarters in the area. I am not responsible for the particular matter which is a matter for the local authority and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, which has full responsibility. They are responsible, not my Department.

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