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Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Environment Minister John Gormley held a meeting at the National Emergency Co-ordination Centre in Agricultural House on Kildare Street in Dublin today.

Representatives of the Defence Forces, Met Eireann, Health Service Executive, Office of Public Works, An Garda Siochana, Coast Guard and various government departments also attended.