Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise two matters. The Government has not exactly distinguished itself in matters relating to climate change and the environment but it has promised a geothermal Bill to regulate and licence that sector. Has this been considered by Cabinet? When will it be brought before the House?

We made reference to the crisis in the Philippines on Tuesday. Today, we heard a call for additional funding to be made available to combat the crisis there. Will the Tánaiste outline the position on the deployment of a rapid response corps to the area to give practical assistance to the people of the Philippines? It defeats the purpose of having a rapid response corps if at this point in the crisis it has not been deployed.

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