The incident involved a tractor and two cars on the N61 shortly before 8pm yesterday evening.

A commitment to review the code of practice applied by local authorities and approved housing bodies was included in the government's new housing plan launched last October.

The devastation from the storm is still being felt today, with Coillte estimating it won't be until 2027 before its clean-up operation is complete.

Figures published by the Central Statistics Office do show similar offences were carried out in both the Sligo-Leitrim and Roscommon-Longford Garda divisions.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, confirmed the outbreak, saying the news is unwelcome but not surprising as the virus has been spreading across Europe, Britain and Northern Ireland.

The funding is provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's National Built Heritage Service.

The Social Protection Minister has confirmed the news to a local TD.

Over eight hundred thousand homes were left without power and over one hundred thousand without water.