Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I have a question. Although this does not pertain to the Minister of State's Department, his reply was disappointing. He said that the NRA generally fully reimburses local authorities for expenditure. Will the NRA assist, through Government funding, local authorities which will now have to spend extra money on the maintenance of roads to rectify damage done by inclement weather? I hope the Minister of State agrees that it is now necessary for the NRA, the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to devise a plan to assist local authorities. If they do not, we will not have any roads left.