Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the specifics of the schemes the Deputy identified, some of them are minor works which could be done by Cork County Council. I will get him more specific times on them.

Deputy Aindrias Moynihan raised this issue in the previous Dáil. There was a long debate in the House last week on flooding with another in the Seanad tomorrow. I would like to be able to tell Deputy Aindrias Moynihan that we can fast-track places that have been flooded. Unfortunately, we cannot. My hands are tied by legislation outside of my control, most of which is environmental and planning in nature, as well as a lot of it which is of European consequence. We are bound by many regulations that, unfortunately, we have to contend with in order to make sure we can bring the schemes to construction.

The Cork city situation has been 16 years in development, with others equally as long.

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