ESB Networks warned public not to approach dangerous fallen electricity infrastructure
Engineers from French energy company Enedis work as part of an international response team to repair lines near Carrick-on-Shannon. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/GettyThe Taoiseach has said he “fully understands the anger and frustration” of people who have gone without electricity for a week following Storm Éowyn.
He said it was “a very severe hardship” for those affected and that repair crews were doing “everything they possibly can” to address the problem. “Obviously, as you go more rural it gets more challenging. The numbers you can bring back with every repair is smaller.” Uisce Éireann said there were fewer than 800 premises without water due to the storm damage as of Friday lunchtime.There are around 380 group water schemes across rural Ireland, serving almost 200,000 people.
The Taoiseach said a meeting took place on Friday to “evaluate the impact of the storm” and consider related issues that we have to address into the future. The Fianna Fáil leader said the number and severity of storms has increased over the last decade and climate change is “having an impact to a significant degree on our country”.
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