Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)

I accept the Minister of State's sincerity in addressing the issue. I am delighted he has agreed to attend the forum in Skibbereen, which is not just parochial. The plan is to rotate to Ennis and other towns to achieve solutions to the flooding problem. People in many areas suffered last year. Cork city, Bandon and Skibbereen all suffered. Skibbereen was on the long finger for many years because there had not been a major flood, but now that the town has suffered, I hope people, especially the elderly, will never again have to suffer what they went through on 19 November last year. I am reassured the Minister of State will do everything possible. I might put the squeeze on Cork County Council to ensure it is doing everything possible.