There are calls for a change of protocols in terms of Donegal County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team.
Resources are put in place by the Council during a severe weather event, most recently during Storm Jorge to help alleviate damage caused by such events.
However, Councillor Gary Doherty believes the process needs to be simplified and a more proactive approach taken, similar to other County Councils.
He says the fact that the Council’s emergency line is directed to a call centre in Cork in itself, is convoluted:
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