I am very concerned about the silence from the Taoiseach and the Government in terms of seeking action from the ESB. It is majority-owned by the Government. People in my constituency across counties Roscommon and Galway have had 19 days without electricity. In some cases, they have also been without water and heating. Will the Taoiseach seek that the ESB suspends standing charges and the PSO levy and provide a goodwill payment to its customers impacted by the storm? I appreciate that the storm was not the fault of the ESB but it has to take responsibility for not securing its power lines in respect of forestry, especially in my constituency, and for the lack of resilience in our electricity infrastructure.

I pay tribute to the ESB crews who worked night and day. Many of them were exhausted, along with the crews from the various providers across Europe. I refer to the relationships the ESB has with them. This was the most severe storm in living memory and it had an impact to such an extent that 768,000 people were left without power. I accept it has been a long time, but, thankfully, the last of those disconnected have been reconnected. We will reflect on and examine what happened. We have provided humanitarian supports but the reality is that even with the dividends the ESB will have this year, it is a State-owned company so everything it earns goes back into the service.

I thank the Taoiseach.

I am focusing on trying to ensure that we create forestry corridors to prevent this from happening again.