Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Fine Gael)

I welcome the witnesses. I know this is a rescheduled meeting so we are grateful that they were able to come in again.

I have a couple of different lines of questioning. I might start where Mr. Blaney left off with regard to making sure that if there is another storm, there is more readiness, and preparedness was also mentioned by the Department. For the people who were affected most in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, in counties in the west, the north and in Monaghan, Westmeath and Longford, if we had a storm like Storm Éowyn tomorrow, what is the biggest difference in preparedness? What peace of mind can the witnesses give to people? If that were to happen again, what is different today and tomorrow for those people? If the network were to go down, what would ensure they are not without connectivity for that length of time again?