Conor D McGuinness: Older People Lost Monitoring During Storm Eowyn
Conor D McGuinness warned that older people were left without monitoring during Storm Eowyn and said the same vulnerabilities will affect future storms. He urged the government to invest in mobile devices to back up fragile, copper-based alarm systems in affected communities.
Immediate concern
He said older people were left without monitoring during Storm Eowyn and highlighted the risk that future storms could cause similar levels of destruction and service loss.
Existing vulnerabilities
He identified that many alarm systems remain copper-based, are still widely used and remain fragile, with no mobile backup in place.
Call for government investment
He called for the government to invest in a stock of mobile devices that can be deployed at short notice to communities impacted by storms.
Community protection and preparedness
He argued that addressing these vulnerabilities is necessary to restore monitoring and protect older people in future severe weather events.
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Older people are left without monitoring during Storm Eowyn and future storms that are bound to come and cause similar levels of destruction. The same vulnerabilities remain in place and that's what needs to be tackled. Copper-based alarm system still widely used, still fragile, still unsupported by mobile backup. So we need to see government investing in that stock of mobile devices that can be deployed at short notice in those communities that are impacted.
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