Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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I expect that the interdepartmental group will report back to me in the next couple of weeks, in the middle of the year. The next two stages are a sub-committee of the Government and then on to the Cabinet. I am very concerned about the matter. We will do whatever we can to get people insured.

In 2016, there was a 16% decrease in funding. A separate fund was provided for storm damage, through the Office of Public Works, to compensate local authorities for floods, so that is why the figure was like that. There was also a carry-forward of €7 million into this year's budget from last year's flood risk management budget. Was there anything else?