Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister might clarify if he got agreement from the insurance companies that the amount they pay will not be impacted. Businesses have two concerns about insurance. The first relates to the excess. If the excess is a couple of thousand euro and their loss is less than that, obviously they will not be able to claim. They are also afraid that their premiums will go up, meaning that over a three- or five-year period, they end up paying back more than they got in the first instance.

The Minister said he has been in contact with the water, electricity and communications companies. There are still hundreds of businesses and homes in Mayo and other counties that do not have proper communications. There have been no proper responses from Eir, Vodafone and the other communications companies. Will the Minister clarify the extent of the conversations he has had with them and when those people will be reconnected because it is really impacting their businesses?

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