The Tanaiste has said that there are “absolutely lessons to learn” after Storm Eowyn.
Simon Harris said the Government, state agencies, ESB and Uisce Eireann all had lessons ot learn.
He told the Dail that the response to the storm varied and “significantly” depended on which county a person lived in.
Up to 90,000 home sin Donegal were without power across the country at the height of the storm with almost 800,000 customers without power nationwide.
The ESB reported yesterday that there is still a small pocket of homes without power in Donegal as a result of the storm.
He told the Dáil that the Government needs to look at how it can support communities to be more resilient.
There are currently 12,000 homes, farms and businesses who remain without power supply, almost two weeks after the storm hit the country.
Speaking during Leaders’ questions, Mr Harris said: “I do think there are absolutely lessons to learn for the ESB and for Uisce Eireann, for government, for government departments, for agencies, for local authorities. Just no doubt about that.
“Even in a country as small geographically as Ireland, the response varied very significantly depending on which county you happen to live in, and we need to really look at that and look at how there’s a much more standard and consistent approach.
“We need to look at how we can support the communities to be more resilient.”
