Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

He was here but he did not make a contribution. Can someone explain the criteria that apply to the €2 million fund for agriculture, given that the Minister was not prepared to make any comment regarding it?

My second question is for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Law Reform. Will an immediate capital budget be made available to replace embankments and raise road surfaces for marooned communities?

Can the Minister for Social and Family Affairs say whether the hardship fund will include, or exclude, businesses that may not have insurance cover because of serious flooding in the past? Will there be geographic restrictions on the hardship fund, as was the case in the past? There have been some serious hardship cases in my constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim.

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