Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister very much for his presentation. In the context of the requirement for additional funding in the event of adverse weather conditions, while I am conscious that this morning the temperature is 17 or 18 degrees and the highest risk is of the tar melting on the road, how prepared are we for any future adverse events, storms or very cold weather such as we had in 2009-2010? Is there an emergency task force or some group that is ready to meet in such a situation? In the event of there being serious storms or a cold snap in winter 2016-2017 would the Minister be confident of being able to secure funding similar to that secured in early 2016?