Mr. Dennis Keeley:

I echo the comments that Mr. Morton made about the practising of the inter-agency co-ordination that the framework for emergency management provides for, which is done well. There are regular meetings, both regionally and locally, between the three principal response agencies. While Covid has had a detrimental impact on the level of that engagement, it continued throughout the Covid pandemic and it continues today. The requirement for each of the agencies to have their emergency plans practised, prepared and fit for purpose is a part that they all take seriously. We are well versed in the issue of emergency management in Ireland.