Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is important. We can celebrate the buy-in from the public and the fact there was a real response, but we must also be conscious that families may have struggled through this winter in terms of heating, which could also have led to a reduction in demand. That must be acknowledged.

On a similar note and as briefly as possible, to what degree did the weather conditions contribute to avoidance of that system alert? November was fairly windy. We had a cold snap at the start of December. To what degree was an abundance of wind a factor in this regard?