Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What moneys have been allocated by the Minister of State's Department? I understand he has a co-ordination role in this with other Departments, including the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. What moneys have been allocated to local authorities since the storms at the beginning of January? My understanding is that no money has been allocated. Local authorities have been spending on road works, sea defences, graveyards and piers, yet no hard cash has been allocated to them. Perhaps the Minister of State can outline what hard cash has been allocated to the various local authorities.

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