Deputy Charles Ward has said that the impact of storm Éowyn will be felt for a very long time and that the government needs to realise the devastation that’s happened in Donegal.
The Independent TD said there needs to be far more and far better coordination between the government and Donegal County Council, particularly to assist the elderly, vulnerable and those living in defective concrete homes.
Deputy Ward said “Affected homeowners face huge safety risks living in homes that are defective. The red wind warning came too late.
“The government needs to address this health and safety risk as soon as possible and treat the humanitarian crisis.’
According to Deputy Ward a Montessori school in Donegal was without power for over a week and over 30 families were left without childcare, with parents forced to take significant time off work.
He added “It’s clear that the West and North West were impacted most due to lack of resources and failure to prepare’.
The Deputy also paid his respects to Kacper Dudek’s family who was killed outside Raphoe when a tree fell on his car during the storm.
He said: ‘His loss will be felt in his local community of Lifford and across the whole county.’
