David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would be concerned about delays in drawdown and maybe money being lost or taken back by the OPW. The Minister of State might tell me what the situation is with that. Does the OPW keep tabs on the local authorities to put pressure on them to do the work in a timely fashion? Obviously, these works would not be approved unless they were needed. If they are not done in a timely fashion then people are going to suffer.

I am sure the Minister of State will be interested in my next question about sea-level rise himself. We know from the recent conference in Egypt that sea levels are rising at an alarming rate. I have raised this before. In my own area in Pilmore near Youghal we see the impact of that. Do these schemes encompass the rate of sea level rise and the damage that it can do to property, livelihoods, to roads and houses and so on? Are there any plans to expand the scheme to take that into account?

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