I hope I will be in order in asking this, but it is in response to public demand. When will the Government respond to the submission it has received from Limerick City Council concerning the bill for flood damage in Limerick? Many home owners who were unable to obtain insurance against flooding are anxiously awaiting that response. The submission has gone to the Government, so can the Taoiseach indicate when we can expect a response?

I will have to come back to the Deputy on that matter. There was an immediate response on humanitarian issues.

I understand that.

There was also assistance for white goods and flooded houses. As regards the engagement with the insurance industry, including the Insurance Federation, where flood defences are being put in or are planned, there is no reason that insurance companies should not provide insurance in terms of the risks involved.

They are uninsured private houses.

Yes. I will have to revert to the Deputy on this specific question.