Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2020-06-17
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Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

Has the OPW looked into using a more whole-of-government approach with regard to planning or using more soft engineering as a prevention method rather than always dealing with the problems of building on floodplains and so on? Has the OPW started to look into methods such as a watershed approach? Is that on its radar or could the Minister cite any instances where we have used more soft engineering approaches?

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Sitting date: 2020-06-17