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Cathoirleach of KCC Jimmy Moloney.
THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jimmy Moloney has thanked members of the public in Kerry for their patience and co-operation during Storm Barra.
He paid tribute to local authority staff and the emergency services for their work in dealing with road closures and other challenges over the past two days.
“Thankfully, Kerry escaped from Storm Barra without any serious injury or loss of life. That was due to the cooperation of the public in heeding the weather warnings and remaining indoors on Tuesday,” he said.
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“Tremendous work continues to be done today by the staff of Kerry County Council around the county in clearing roads of fallen trees, branches and debris and in assisting ESB Networks in their work.”
The Chief Executive of Kerry County Council, Moira Murrell, said that the interagency cooperation in advance of Storm Barra was hugely important.
“The Kerry Severe Weather Coordination Team had been preparing for a Status Red alert for several days and met regularly to coordinate the response.
“Our crews responded to the issues which arose when it was safe to do so and ensured that routes were reopened as soon as possible.
“I would like to thank the many agencies who assisted in coordinating the response including An Garda Síochána, the HSE, ESB Networks, Kerry Fire Service and Kerry Civil Defence.”
