Noel McCarthy (Cork East, Fine Gael)

I must also acknowledge that. I thank the Minister of the State and the Minister, Deputy Chambers, for their support.

With reference to Rathcormack, Mogeely, Killeagh and Castlemartyr, they have been in tranche II the catchment flood risk assessment and management, CFRAM, programme for a long period. I welcome the Minister of State's response in that regard. For these villages, flooding is a regular occurrence and residents are afraid tranche II of the CFRAM is not progressing fast enough, which the Minister of State said himself. However, I acknowledge that currently much work is going on the ground to ease their concerns. Residents in some areas, such as Mogeely, are particularly at risk given their houses are timber-framed and cannot withstand further flooding. With this in mind, I appeal to the Minister of State for tranche II to be prioritised and for these villages be moved up to alleviate the fears of people living in these areas at risk of flooding. I sincerely thank the Minister of State for his positive response and I look forward to his visit in the next two to three weeks. It will be good news for the villages concerned.

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