Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The river basin management plan is nearing completion and has had valuable input from SWAN and other NGOs through An Fórum Uisce. There is a broad stakeholder group inputting to the plan. The next iteration of the plan will deal with issues around free flowing rivers and flood attenuation, in terms of using natural nature-based solutions to that. It is important we look at this in the whole, looking at the scale of the challenges we face with our rivers, both in terms of water quality and increased risks of flooding due to climate change. It will be a comprehensive plan and will address many of the issues the Deputy is concerned about.

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