A major clean-up operation resumed this morning following widespread flooding during Storm Chandra, which swept across Ireland yesterday.
Dublin and Wicklow were among the counties badly hit during the storm, while Enniscorthy in Co Wexford saw major flooding after the River Slaney burst its banks.
The floodwaters are not expected to recede significantly for several more hours, hampering chances of a clean-up operation getting under way.
Several parts of the town centre remain impassable with up to 30 homes and at least 20 businesses still under several metres of flood water. The N80 in Bunclody has reopened after flooding receded.
Slaney Search and Rescue brought along an empty boat to the apartment block so they could bring along items for the baby..
"(The baby) slept the whole way through," she said, as she called for Government measures for the flood-prone town.
The Government announced the Emergency Response Payment, an income-tested support for those unable to afford emergency costs for home items and structural repairs, would be available to people living in properties in Co Wexford and Dublin.
Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment will activate the business and community support scheme.
He said that while flooding impacts were across the country, counties Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford and Cork were significantly impacted.
"Bunclody and Enniscorthy in particular have experienced severe flooding to homes and businesses," Mr Martin said.
Watch: Drone footage shows extent of flooding in Enniscorthy
Dublin Fire Brigade said it had responded to a number of flooding incidents in the capital, after the River Dodder burst its banks, while in Dundalk, firefighters rescued two crew members of an ambulance which was stuck in floodwater under the Castletown Road railway bridge.
The Office of Public Works said it remains committed to introducing a flood relief scheme for Enniscorthy, which has faced delays in planning due environmental concerns. However, it will be the middle of next year before the first part of the redesigned project will go to planning.
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Meanwhile, the Government has confirmed that households and businesses in any of the impacted counties will be offered financial assistance and other supports.
Minister for Housing James Browne said that the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management, local authorities and State agencies have been liaising to manage the impact of the storm.
"While the weather warnings were only at Yellow Level, the impacts in some areas are severe given the level of water saturation in the ground prior to the storm," he said yesterday.
Meanwhile, Iarnród Éireann said its services remain suspended between Bray and Rosslare due to flooding on the line, but bus transfers will be place.
