Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

They were untruths. I am not naming any particular man, but the rumour was spread by the Government that the cost of insurance had gone down by 17%. That is certainly not true. There are all sorts of racket going on. If an area is designated by the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme as being in danger of being flooded, owners of houses in its vicinity will not get house insurance. There have not been floods there and will not be, but it is stated the area may be flooded in the next 50 years. In the meantime people will not able to get insurance. That is happening and has happened in County Kerry. More places will now be designated as flood plains and walls will be built around them to hold the water, rather than clearing out rivers. In the meantime the people living all around the area will not be able to get house insurance. That is what is going on.

We had one great event in County Kerry, but it is not going ahead this year. Local communities need these yearly events, whether it be a music festival, a carnival, or whatever else.

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