Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator. I will take him up on that offer.

I assure the Senator that funding is not the issue. There are certain criteria that have to be met. Working with the local authorities, it is fine to go in and do something but that may cause problems further down the track. I am fully aware of the issues that exist down there. My team met with Kerry County Council, and they are working on this. While it is not at the pace that the Senator or I would like, we have to take the necessary measures in order to ensure that whatever we do in the future will protect the people.

I assure the Senator that when I visit the area, I will examine the issue to which he refers at first hand and will come back to him on it. I know that the Senator is deeply upset and annoyed on behalf of the people in the area, particularly as they face this problem on a daily basis. If water flows down from the mountain or if the river rises, the problem that arises is who is there to help. I will be there to help the Senator, but also the people he represents.