Based on my own experience in the deployment of the Disaster Assistance Response Team, or DART, I would say that the response was very satisfactory. The team was ready to assess the needs very quickly. A survey party was very quickly sent to talk about how DART should be deployed, but it took some time for DART itself to set up on site with all its equipment.
In the case of Sri Lanka, for instance, the first step consisted in arriving on site and talking to the local authorities to ensure that they agreed with the deployment. We cannot go ahead with a deployment without that agreement. We had to figure out where assistance was most needed. So some diplomacy, of sorts, and survey work were needed. I was amazed at how quickly that could be done. In a day and a half, we succeeded in obtaining a recommendation for the prime minister, specifying where we could deploy. Afterwards, it took about two weeks to deliver all that was necessary.
There is always room for improvement, but I think the way we are currently organized is well-suited to the new needs.