LISTEN: A local man (80s) was refused help after Storm Eowyn - even though he lost freezer contents

A local man in his 80s was refused humanitarian help after Storm Eowyn - even though he had to throw out everything in his freezer.

Longford-Westmeath TD Sorca Clarke raised the case in the Dáil yesterday.

Several local TDs hit out at the amount of people who were denied the Humanitarian Assistance Payment recently.

Deputy Clarke, from Sinn Féin, says the case of a Ballynacarrigy man was a disgrace:

Her Sligo-Leitrim colleague, Martin Kenny, raised similar concerns:

Roscommon-Galway TD Martin Daly, from Fianna Fáil, also said lessons need to be learnt from the Storm Eowyn response.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin praised the community's effort in west Roscommon: