Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for that reply. Again, I am a bit puzzled that we have the incidents repeating and we have the technology to alleviate the problem. While we can say in the long term that we can reduce emissions, which is beneficial to the environment, at the same time we have a situation where parts of the island are being rewetted. I would think most people would agree that over the past 12 months, and over the past six months especially, this island has been rewetted sufficiently to worry some people. I appreciate the work that is being done. However, the EPA published a report recently that said we are doing very well, that praised the country and the Minister for their efforts, but that said more needs to be done. Well then, let us do it. Let us do the job that has to be done to alleviate the flooding and to stop it - the 100-year flooding and the 50-year flooding and the 200-year flooding or whatever it is – because that is achievable in the short term.

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