Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I concur with the points raised by others. I acknowledge the tremendous response from the emergency services and the co-ordination nationally of those services. For the first time in our history, we were able to put together a response to a major disaster of this nature and it worked extremely well. Of course, we can learn from it. There is provision to make an application for disaster funds from the European Union and I ask that the Government might co-ordinate its efforts in this regard, with particular reference to those who suffered damage to stock and buildings that is not covered by insurance.

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