Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Deputy's criticisms. Perhaps I should have given more substance on the actions the Government is taking at this time as we prepare for the bad weather. An orange level weather warning is in place from 3 o'clock today until 11 o'clock tomorrow for County Dublin, the counties surrounding Dublin, and Laois and Carlow. We expect accumulations of 4 cm to 6 cm by Wednesday morning.

We have already agreed to extend the fuel allowance by an additional week into April. That was decided at budget time. For older people-----

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