Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will take that. The Deputy knows that we met to discuss this issue to try to find a way, if it exists, to support some of the families in properties that have been damaged by that freak event. There is not an easy way to do that. From the point of view of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, it is not predominantly businesses that have been damaged but residential houses. I am happy to continue to talk about what is possible and what is not, but it is important to be honest with people about what the options are as regards current schemes that are available or not.

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