The Government is to call all of the agencies involved with the River Shannon to a meeting next week in an effort to find solutions to flooding in the river's catchment areas.
It comes amid warnings that water levels in many rivers will continue to rise over the coming days.
Meanwhile, Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning as clean-up operations continue around the country in the wake of Storm Frank, which caused widespread flooding.
Thousands of households and businesses were left without electricity supply in many areas of the country.
The number of premises without power is around 4,600. The main areas affected are Wicklow, New Ross and Athlone.
There is severe flooding in Inistioge in Co Kilkenny and motorists are asked to avoid the area. It is expected that flooding may worsen in the area as the river is tidal.
Met Éireann has a Status Yellow wind warning in operation for tomorrow morning and warned of severe winds and gusts of up to 110km/h.
Local alerts are also in place around the country of the threat posed by rivers bursting their banks and consequent flooding as a result of Storm Frank.
Scores of roads are impassable because of high waters or fallen trees and some villages have become marooned.
Some sailings by Stena Line and Irish Ferries were cancelled but sailings of P&O Ferries are running to schedule.
Saturated fields alongside main #Cork to #Bandon road at Half Way RTÉ News https://t.co/kL6QYGjGM4
— Jennie O'Sullivan (@OSullivanJennie) December 30, 2015
Fermoy's Kent bridge is closed to traffic as Cork County Council activates the town's flood defence system to cope with anticipated water levels on the Blackwater of up to 5m later tonight.
The river levels were expected to peak at 8.30pm.
A free bus service via the M8 toll route is being operated by the civil defence for people wishing to get to the other side of the town.
A section of the main Cork to Waterford road remains closed and will not re-open before tomorrow morning.
Gardaí in Midleton have advised that the N25 between Castlemartyr and Killeage is severely flooded. Diversions are in place but they are warning that delays are likely.
The N71 between Innishannon and Bandon also remains closed with local diversions in place.
Water levels on the Bride and Bandon rivers in West Cork at Bandon, and on the Roxboro and Owenacurra rivers in Midleton have dropped over the course of the day.
Meanwhile, the discharge levels from the Inniscarra Dam were upped to 250 cumecs today.
The ESB say the rate will be kept under continuous review and there may be a need for the rate to be increased further over the coming days.
Midleton's Main Street as the flood water slowly recedes with the help of pumps & slurry tanks. #StormFrank pic.twitter.com/5qLPy3nbPT
— Jennie O'Sullivan (@OSullivanJennie) December 30, 2015
Rail traffic out of Cork was disrupted last night after some subsidence along the rail line forced the cancellation of services from Killarney and Tralee, with passengers being bused to Mallow.
Kerry County Council said that while the worst of the rain has passed, flooding and excessive surface water remains a problem across the county, and warned of poor driving conditions.
Thoor Ballylee former summer home of Yeats badly flooded #rtenews #Yeats pic.twitter.com/uVwczD2BFZ
— Joe Mag Raollaigh (@joemagraollaigh) December 30, 2015
Colm Farrell of the Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society assesses the damage in the aftermath of #stormfrank https://t.co/85oDoGDAwN
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 30, 2015
Ministers visit flood-hit areas
In Athlone where Ministers Kelly and Harris met flood victims today. More on @rtenews 6:1 pic.twitter.com/ju5RXYlbV5
— Samantha Libreri (@SamanthaLibreri) December 30, 2015
Minister Howlin and others getting lift in Enniscorthy pic.twitter.com/FbuqCmSWeP
— Damien Tiernan (@damienrte) December 30, 2015
The Government has warned that that in the wake of Storm Frank, flooding is now more widespread than the significant flooding that existed before Christmas.
The Minister of State with Special Responsibility for the Office of Public Works said rivers were expected to continue to rise in the next couple of days.
Simon Harris said that as well as the flooding along the River Shannon and in the west and southwest, many counties that were not affected in recent weeks were being impacted, particularly in the southeast.
Mr Harris and Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly visited Athlone this afternoon to review the situation there.
Mr Harris said the Taoiseach Enda Kenny would be visiting more places affected by the flooding in the coming days.
He said Mr Kenny has told him that the flooding issue will be item number one on the agenda at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.
He added that the Taoiseach told him that he intends to bring together next week all of the agencies who have responsibility along the River Shannon to examine what actions could be taken to further assist communities, in addition to flood relief plans that the OPW is undertaking.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called on the Government to do more to assist families and businesses that have been hit by the latest flooding, which he described as a national emergency.
Mr Martin - who visited Midleton in Co Cork - said the Government has been too slow to respond to the needs of flooded communities in recent days.
Coast Guard urges people to take care near water
The Irish Coast Guard received 112 calls from members of the public today about people seen getting into difficulty on the shoreline in north Dublin.
It said waves are breaking three hours either side of high tide and people, often with young children, are getting into difficulty.
The Coast Guard has advised people not to walk the pier in Howth during stormy conditions. A number of people were also helped after they got into difficulty at the wooden bridge at Dollymount.
