Date: 29 Jan 2025
Establishment of Local Coordination Group in Donegal and Establishment of Community Based Emergency Hubs across the County
Donegal County Council has been tasked by the Office of An Taoiseach to set up a Local Coordination Group in the County to address the needs of the most vulnerable in our Communities who remain without electricity and water in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.
The Local Coordination Group met on Monday 27th Jan., and again on Tuesday 28th Jan. The Group consists of representatives of the main response agencies in the County, as well as Local Partnership Companies, the Community and Voluntary Sector, representatives from Youth Services as well as services for Older People. The Groups includes the Council, ESB, Uisce Eireann, Department of Social Protection, HSE, Gardaí, Civil Defence, Alone amongst many others.
The Council has also set up a Community Response Support Helpline on 1800 832 015 from 9.00am to 4.30pm this week. The public can also reach us on our dedicated support email humanitarianassistance@donegalcoco.ie
In addition to the above, the Council has been asked to support local Communities, Sporting Clubs and other groups, who are willing to open their premises to provide essential services at this time to members of their communities who are in need of same. These services include Phone and IT Charging Facilities, Showers, Cooking Facilities and Laundry Facilities.
To date, the response from Groups across the County has been remarkable. At the time of writing, we have 38 community centres who have responded in a positive way to this request and have made their facilities available. This number is increasing all the time. The Council has published an interactive Map on our Website with details of the Centres that are available with opening times and facilities available etc.
Access to this Map is also available here
The full list of centres is set out in the attached table
The Council will continue to update these centres as further details becomes available.
The Local Coordination Group will meet again on Thursday afternoon to assess the situation at that time as we approach the weekend.
