You Can Now Apply For Your Community Centre To Become A Council Hub During An Emergency

Communities around Wexford are being urged to apply for buildings in their area to become Community Support Centres.

These would be facilities used by the council during emergencies such as severe weather events or power outages and act as hubs for information and support during a crisis.

Wexford County Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for community centres, sports facilities, and other suitable local publicly accessible buildings to be considered as one of these centres.

It says several high-powered generators have been supplied to each local authority for use in emergency situations to provide uninterrupted power and they need places where these can be used.

The Department of Local Government has provided funding for the installation of changeover switches for designated centres so the generators can be deployed quickly where necessary.

Expressions of Interest can be submitted by a form which can be found on the council's website.

Wexford County Council says it "acknowledges the vital role that community organisations and volunteers play in incidents such as adverse weather, flooding events and the forest / brush fires.

"We are working in partnership with local communities to constantly improve resilience and identify local volunteers with access to suitable buildings that may be used in times of emergency. "

That report was funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.