As Deputy Matt Shanahan and Deputy Patricia Ryan are not here, I call Deputy Ó Cuív.

Flood and storm events are, unfortunately, becoming quite common. In each of these events, damage is caused. A significant number of commercial properties and dwellings in Galway city, Oranmore and Clarinbridge were damaged by the recent Storm Debi. I am aware that schemes are available to help these people. However, a number of smaller businesses have losses that far exceed the existing limit of support to get themselves back into business. Due to previous flood events, these businesses were not able to get flood insurance. Will the Minister outline the steps being taken to assist such businesses? In the long term, it will be cheaper to get them back into business than to have failed businesses. In many cases, these were the only businesses of their type in the village of Clarinbridge. Will the Minister outline what steps the Government intends to take to improve what is on offer? What is on offer is substantial, but it needs tweaking for a small number of businesses.

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am well aware of the difficult situation in Galway city, Oranmore and Clarinbridge. My colleagues, the Ministers of State, Deputies O'Donovan and Naughton, were there today. We all want to help as a Government, as does Deputy Ó Cuív. At its meeting earlier, the Cabinet approved, on the recommendation of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the extension of the enhanced emergency business flooding scheme to businesses in County Galway affected by Storm Debi. As the Deputy may be aware, an initial application to the scheme can lead to a quick payment capped at an increased upper limit of €10,000. The scheme can now pay out up to €100,000 once an assessment has been carried out. This is the enhanced scheme we introduced in the aftermath of the Midleton flood, I think. We have extended it today on the recommendation of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to cover damaged caused by Storm Debi.