Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

-----misinformation gets out there. There is no denying that we have had capacity challenges in terms of our ability to get that information on the ground quickly enough when opening emergency centres. We are looking at how to do that better. The Minister of State, Deputy Joe O’Brien, was recently appointed to this area and is working on a new model of community engagement, trying to draw on wider resources such as local development companies in order to work with communities on the ground. A subgroup of the senior officials group is looking at the overall approach to communications and engagement across Government in these things. There is a strong recognition that we need to be more effective in what we are doing. I acknowledge that.