Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-30
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I will get an answer for him. I will seek answers to the questions he has raised or the assertions he has made. That judgment will be fully assessed because Government has to act within the legal framework. The separation of powers applies but we will examine this High Court judgment and determine the steps that need to be taken now to resolve the situation. The broader point is that, as a State and through the OPW and the councils, we want to protect communities from flooding. That is our basic point.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-30