Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is a long way from Dundalk to Midleton.

We are committed to providing the funding. We do not have a substantiated funding request as yet but as soon as we do, we will be able to fund Cork County Council. We do not fund in advance of the cost estimates and claims coming in but we will provide the funding that is necessary. It takes time but there are precedents here. The Deputy mentioned Donegal and there was a similar example in Wexford two years ago, with very significant losses of bridges and damage to local and regional roads. We have experience in terms of how we can help out councils. This is climate change happening before our eyes and it is increasing. We are scaling up our ability to respond to what is effectively a climate change act and we will make sure the county is provided with whatever funding is necessary.

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