Getting help and support after Storm Éowyn
28 January 2025
News
The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme provides emergency financial assistance to households if you cannot meet the costs for essential needs immediately after severe weather events such as Storm Éowyn.
The scheme covers
- Emergency income support payments such as food, clothing and personal items
- Damage to your home and essential contents, such as carpets, flooring, furniture, household appliances and bedding
- Structural damage
Find out more about the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme:
Supports for people affected
- In the worst affected areas, Emergency Response Hubs are being set up to help people with basic needs such as water, hot food, phone charging, broadband access, and shower facilities. Check your local authority website or find an Emergency Response Hub in your area.
- Local Coordination Groups are being set up to coordinate available supports and assistance in 16 areas: Cavan, Cork County, Donegal, Galway County, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick City and County, Longford, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
- Helplines are being made available to provide advice and direction to support. Find the helpline for your area or contact your local authority for more information.
Local authorities are working together to get help to people who need it, and the needs of the most vulnerable are being prioritised. For more information visit your local authority’s website and gov.ie.