There are still 13,000 customers without power in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, and the west of Ireland was one of the worst affected areas.
The village of Abbey in east Galway nestles beneath the Slieve Aughty Mountains and for sheep and dairy farmers living locally, they have relied on the kitchen range and their own personal supplies of turf to see them through the storm.
Stanny Burke says he and his wife Olive say they would have been lost without the range.
Neighbours dropped by regularly to avail of the warmth in their kitchen.
"We had heat here in the kitchen and we could boil water because otherwise we had nothing to keep us going. No electricity, no mobile phones, but we are calling on the Government to make generators available for everybody. They would be a godsend going forward."
Outside the village of Abbey in Power's Cross, organic fruit and veg farmer Dermot O'Mara shakes his head as he surveys his polytunnels which have been destroyed, and his business wiped out by the storm.
"Heartbreaking, just heartbreaking," says Dermot, his eyes filling with tears.
"This was my purpose, my passion. I supplied shops and restaurants across Galway and Tipperary and now I just don't have the 'readies' to fix the damage and start over."
Dermot says the Government must offer financial assistance immediately if people like him are to survive.
"Help is critical. We're in spring time now and there will be no local organic produce this year if the Government don't pull out all the stops and provide help immediately."
Teresa Roche runs a cheese making business on her family dairy farm and is concerned for animal welfare.
"Our calving season is under way and our buildings have been battered with fallen slates and holes in the roofs of sheds.
"We need support and funding from the Government to carry out these repairs.
"We have traditional listed buildings here with limited insurance cover so we're really struggling."
Ms Roche's father welcomed the Government's plans to invest in new infrastructure that will future-proof homes, farms and businesses but they want immediate action.
Bertie Roche called on new Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to fast forward financial aid.
"The new Minster Heydon needs to put a package in place rapidly, not money coming in six months, in twelve months and big long application processes. This has to be done in a matter of weeks."
Fr Kieran O'Rourke said mental health was a serious concern in the wake of the storm and that people were "utterly fatigued on so many levels".
"I would hope the Government have learned lessons, but they need to be listening to the people of east Galway and listening first hand to our accounts, and our infrastructure needs to be more resilient for future storms."
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