Survey: 70% believe Ireland unprepared for serious disasters

THE majority of people believe Ireland is not prepared to cope with a serious national emergency whether man-made or natural, a survey revealed yesterday.

In the aftermath of the riots in Dublin, an Emergency Planning Task Force survey showed 70% of people believe there are not proper plans in place to cope with disasters.

Fine Gael’s Billy Timmins said a single emergency planning body must be created through legislation to report to the Government in instances of disasters.