Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 November 2015
239. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to implement the recommendations made in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht's report on River Shannon flooding published in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41053/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraWhile my Department is the lead Government Department for the response to a range of major emergency scenarios, including flooding, the Office of Public Works is the lead agency for flood prevention and flood mitigation.
In relation to the report referred to by the Deputy, the report contains no recommendations that are relevant to my Department’s areas of responsibility.
