Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will get the Deputy a full update on the ongoing discussions with European counterparts on this. Again, they have set out a proposal over the next couple of years where we will spend the guts of €2 billion on upgrading the infrastructure in affected areas with detailed capital projects on the way in 36 or 38 problem areas. What is happening in Dublin is a precautionary measure. We are all conscious of what happened here with that extreme weather event on Sunday evening and into Monday night that caused the problem because storm water feeds into our sewerage system as well, which is an historic issue we are trying to address. Again, capital works are under way that will help solve that but, naturally, the two local authorities involved are working together with the EPA to see whether any interim measures can be taken to prevent and deal with this. I will get the Deputy a detailed explanation of where we are with the European Commission.

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