Ms Dee Forbes:

There was a severe weather warning last year that involved the National Emergency Co-ordination Centre. We worked hand in hand with Met Éireann and the emergency centre at the time. We were ensuring that we got the information out to the public as quickly as possible, whether through live broadcasts or information being dispensed on radio, on television or online.

We worked hand in hand so that the information that was being given to the public was when and where we were getting it. We all learned a lot from that situation and there have been various follow-up sessions. Certainly, from our point of view, we endeavoured to ensure that the public was as warned and as aware of what was happening as we were, and we got information out there.