Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I welcome that Uisce Éireann has taken that action to put those generators in place, but it is important to say that the one thing about that storm is that people suffered a lot more going six or seven days without water than electricity. The water really hit people hard. I emphasise that point again. Uisce Éireann should take as much action as it possibly can because it is a worthwhile exercise. It might only happen once a year, but there is a fear that it will become more frequent. If Uisce Éireann takes action, people will be grateful. That we are ready for events like these is the minimum people expect given all we know about climate change.