Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I welcome the fact that work has been done. Obviously, we need that analysis to happen as soon as possible. I welcome the fact that the Minister says he will be following through. I will take that as his expression of support for the scheme that is needed by these farmers. Along with many Oireachtas Members and local councillors including Councillor Antóin Watters, I attended a number of meetings with farmers and one in particular. A huge amount of their worry relates to the remedial work that is needed, even if a scheme comes in. I spoke to the Minister about the fact that they had no choice but to carry out some remedial works. As the Minister said, they could not access a huge amount of their own farmland and they needed to do certain things to mitigate the possibility of future flooding. They need to make sure they will be able to get compensation if these works, which could not wait, fall under the ambit of any future compensation scheme.

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