A Longford councillor is calling for communities to be allowed to apply for generators to be used at local community centres and halls.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Martin Monaghan is bringing forward a motion to next weeks council meeting.
Many community centres across the Shannonside region were turned into emergency hubs in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn for people without power.
Cllr Monaghan believes a change of approach is needed going forward: