Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The question was more about how the Minister evaluates what should be spent in the precautionary stage as opposed to having something in a contingency fund for after the event. I used flooding as an example. We are looking at €1 billion being needed for the flood defences. Obviously, if we had the €1 billion and it was spent, that might mitigate any longer-term risks for using a contingency fund for that particular event.