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

I will do that and bear the Deputy's point in mind. He and the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, know better than I do that the Irish name for Cork is Corcaigh, meaning marsh. It is no accident, therefore, that there are many issues confronting the OPW in the city. My priority is to focus on the victims of flooding. It is unfortunate that I am getting bogged down in a large number of processes which are adding not months or weeks, which Deputy O’Sullivan is worried about, but years. I am conscious that many of Deputy O’Sullivan’s constituents in Cork North-Central and many of the Minister's constituents in Cork South-Central face mind-numbing delays. Letters and emails are constantly pouring into the OPW, Cork City Council and Cork County Council asking why flooding continues and why people face the fear of flooding. On my watch, the approach of the OPW, including in the constituency of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, will focus on the victims of flooding.

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