asked the Taoiseach if the Government propose to assist all those who suffered serious losses due to the recent heavy and unusual flooding; whether special arrangements will be made so that landowners who lost any livestock in the floods will receive financial assistance in order to purchase replacements; whether special arrangements will be made to assist the many people whose bedding, carpets, furniture and homes have been destroyed; whether the Government will come to the aid of local authorities in a special way where roads and bridges have been swept away and damaged; and if he will make a general statement as to what practical form of aid the Government propose to meet this disastrous situation.
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