Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In relation to my Department of Social Protection, I brought a memorandum to the Cabinet today to provide supports to householders who have been impacted and who do not have insurance to cover such events. The Minister, Deputy Burke, also brought a memorandum to the Cabinet on supports for businesses. Those are the supports we are putting in place. The Deputy is right that a scheme is in place.

I understand it is quite complicated in Bantry because the water came up from under the ground into the businesses. It was not from another source. Measures are planned but possibly they are being held up by the process or there may be objections to it. I am not sure about that, but I know the Minister of State, Kieran O'Donnell, was on the ground and met with various people.

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