It has been four months since Storm Babet hit the country, particularly my home area in east Cork, with the devastation that followed. I understand Cork County Council has requested assistance to repair roads. I think a bill of around €60 million has been mentioned. What is the Government’s response to that? How much has been made available to date and when will we see financing to enable this vital infrastructure to be put back in place?

I read recently that the county council had made a submission. That will have to be examined by the Department, obviously, in respect of the wider damage to the area. That figure is a huge amount, and it is illustrative of the cost of climate change. I have no doubt the storm was a climate event. It is an illustration of how we have to move on adaptation and flood relief. I will come back to the Deputy in respect of the Department’s response.