Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We were playing catch-up. Ireland has a temperate climate and some years are great while others are not so good. This is something that can come at us at any time and perhaps a contingency plan is needed, rather than developing one on the hoof when disaster strikes. This can practically happen from time to time and, therefore, X amount needs to be set aside and X plans need to be put in place so the button gets pressed.