Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I join with the Chairman and Deputy Brendan Smith in extending our heartfelt sympathy to the people of Nepal. I hope the ten Irish people who have not been accounted for are not actually missing but are alive and well. I know this area attracts very experienced travellers from Ireland. They are well used to travelling to obscure and remote regions. Telecommunications are obviously down and mobile telephones are useless at this stage, even the ability to power them has gone. We have to live in hope that these adventurer tourists from Ireland are not injured in any way. I thank the Government for its contribution and fast response to disasters like this. As the tragedy unfolds, I hope we will be there to assist the people of Nepal in the rebuilding of their infrastructure for housing, electricity and water.