Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is very general. I am speaking about the specific organisation. The Deputy can "hmm" all he likes but we need to find out. The Deputy has made the assertion and I take it he has done research and knows the specific organisation is funded. The point is that the organisation is independent and separate from the Government. It made its objections and went to the courts. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, could give the Deputy chapter and verse about flooding schemes throughout the country that have been held back.

The Government is also frustrated. We want schemes delivered because we have a lot more flooding than we had before because of the change in the climate and so on.

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