Mr. Keith Leonard:

Obviously, a key objective from the national emergency co-ordination group is interagency co-operation and that An Garda Síochána, the HSE and the local authorities plan and prepare through regional steering and working groups under the major emergency management, MEM, arrangements to plan and prepare for response to all types of emergencies including severe weather, and those relationships will be built up strongly.

Likewise, our Civil Defence and our Defence Forces are deeply integrated into those structures. One of the lessons we may have from Storm Éowyn is bringing a wider group into that space, particularly our community welfare officers, our critical infrastructure and essential services providers, and some of our voluntary emergency services. That is a piece we are going to take forward through our next iteration of the local co-ordination guidance.