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17 November 2021

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Seolann an Rialtas an Feachtas Faisnéise Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh 2021-2022

Tascfhórsa an Rialtais ar Phleanáil Éigeandála

 

‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh’

Sheol an Rialtas an Feachtas Faisnéise ‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh’ 2021 -2022 inniu.

Seoladh an feachtas i gcomhpháirt ag an Aire Cosanta mar Chathaoirleach ar Thascfhórsa an Rialtais ar Phleanáil Éigeandála, ag an Uasal Simon Coveney TD, an Aire Stáit sa Roinn Iompair le freagracht speisialta as Iompar Idirnáisiúnta agus Bóthair agus Lóistíocht, Hildegarde Naughton T.D agus an Aire Stáit le freagracht speisialta as Taighde agus Forbairt, Sábháilteacht Feirme agus Forbairt Margaí Nua, an tUasal Martin Heydon TD.

Tá sé i gceist ag an bhfeachtas ‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhridh’, atá san aonú bliain déag anois, feasacht a ardú faoi na dúshláin ar leith is féidir leis an gheimhreadh a chur i láthair agus soláthraíonn sé cur chuige comhordaithe agus trasghearrtha maidir le teachtaireachtaí sábháilteachta poiblí agus scaipeadh faisnéise maidir le hullmhúcháin gheimhridh

Is ócáid bhliantúil sheanbhunaithe thábhachtach í an feachtas faisnéise seo anois a bhfuil tionchar aici ar fud na seirbhíse poiblí iomláine.

Leagann an feachtas béim ar an gcur chuige ‘Uile-Rialtais’ atá á ghlacadh maidir le hullmhúcháin gheimhridh. Chonacthas an cineál cur chuige seo le linn stoirmeacha le déanaí agus imeachtaí drochaimsire a tharla le roinnt blianta anuas a chruthaigh dúshláin do dhaoine aonair, do phobail, do ghnólachtaí, do Ranna Rialtais agus do Ghníomhaireachtaí.

Rud atá tábhachtach, cuireann an feachtas ‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh’ an pobal ar an eolas faoina bhfuil á dhéanamh maidir le hullmhúcháin gheimhridh agus faoin áit ar féidir leo faisnéis luachmhar a fháil a chabhróidh leo trí thréimhse dheacair.

Tá feachtas ‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh’ na bliana seo dírithe ar “Fan Sábháilte ar an bhFeirm i rith an Gheimhridh”. Tá an Oifig um Pleanáil Éigeandála, i gcomhar lena comhghleacaithe sa Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara, tar éis bileog ar shábháilteacht feirme a dhearadh agus a tháirgeadh. Tá an bhileog seo agus na bileoga ó fheachtais Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh roimhe seo ar fáil ar an láithreán gréasáin winterready.ie.

Le linn na seolta dúirt an tAire Coveney: “Is é seoladh an fheachtais seo tús na tréimhse a d’fhéadfadh a bheith an-éilitheach do go leor daoine, na seirbhísí éigeandála san áireamh.

Mar chathaoirleach ar Thascfhórsa an Rialtais ar Phleanáil Éigeandála, is eol dom an tábhacht a bhaineann le ranna agus gníomhaireachtaí uile an rialtais teacht le chéile, ár n-athléimneacht a thógáil, an pobal a choinneáil ar an eolas agus a chinntiú go bhfuil an tír réidh don gheimhreadh.”

Chuir an tAire Naughton leis :  “D’iarrfainn ar gach tiománaí a chinntiú go bhfuil a gcuid feithiclí oiriúnach do dhálaí an gheimhridh sula dtéann siad amach ar aon turas. Agus muid ag siúl nó ag rothaíocht, is féidir linn éadaí ard viz a chaitheamh agus a chinntiú go bhfuil soilsiú ceart againn ionas go mbeidh muid le feiceáil sna míonna dorcha seo.

“Don gheimhreadh seo atá le teacht, tá áthas orm a thuairisciú go bhfuil 206,000 tonna salainn ar fáil, le tacaíocht ó chabhlach fairsing geimhridh de chrann sneachta agus scaiptheoirí salainn, le tacaíocht ó chabhlach geimhridh Transport Bonneagar na hÉireann (TII) ina bhfuil 355 céachta sneachta inseolta agus 388 scaiptheoir salainn. Cé gur úsáideadh thart ar 136,000 tonna salainn an geimhreadh seo caite, tá creat soláthair salainn i bhfeidhm ag TII freisin a ligeann dúinn stoic bhreise salainn a cheannach agus a sheachadadh más gá níos mó.

“Soláthraíonn an tÚdarás um Shábháilteacht ar Bhóithre treoir den scoth dóibh siúd atá ag tiomáint, ag rothaíocht nó ag siúl i ndálaí aimsire an gheimhridh ar a shuíomh Gréasáin www.rsa.ie agus tá achoimre ar a dtreoir ar fáil freisin sa leabhrán Bí Geimhridh Réidh. lena chinntiú go mbeidh geimhreadh sábháilte againn, bímid ag ullmhú anois. Tugann feachtas an lae inniu an fhaisnéis uile a theastaíonn uainn a phleanáil do na míonna amach romhainn – cibé rud a d’fhéadfadh a thabhairt leo. D’iarrfainn ar gach duine cuairt a thabhairt ar winterready.ie, agus do ullmhúchán don gheimhreadh a thosú inniu. An geimhreadh seo, fan slán, fan ar an airdeall agus bí réidh! ”

Chuir an tAire Haydon leis: “Caithfidh sábháilteacht feirme a bheith chun tosaigh i ngach rud a dhéanaimid ar fheirmeacha. Tá ceisteanna faoi leith ann a d’fhéadfadh teacht chun cinn i míonna an gheimhridh le stoirmeacha agus le tithíocht beostoic. Anois an t-am d’fheirmeoirí pleanáil lena chinntiú go bhféadann siad feirmeoireacht go sábháilte an geimhreadh seo. Timpeall an chlóis feirme, ba cheart aon obair chothabhála ar fhoirgnimh nó ar innealra a chríochnú sula dtosaíonn an geimhreadh agus, de réir mar a théann na hoícheanta níos giorra, ba cheart d’fheirmeoirí a sláinte agus a bhfolláine a mheas freisin. ”

 

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Is iad príomhchuspóirí an fheachtais faisnéise ‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh’:

– Comhairle phraiticiúil a sholáthar maidir leis an mbealach is fearr le hullmhú don gheimhreadh amach romhainn.

– A chinntiú go bhfuil an pobal ar an eolas faoin áit ar féidir comhairle agus cabhair a fháil, más gá, agus

– An pobal a chur ar a suaimhneas go bhfuil ullmhúcháin á ndéanamh agus socruithe curtha i bhfeidhm lena chinntiú go mbeidh freagairt chomhordaithe ar imeachtaí drochaimsire.

Trí láithreán gréasáin tiomnaithe www.winterready.ie, tá comhairle á cur ar fáil ó líon leathan foinsí lena n-áirítear Ranna agus Gníomhaireachtaí Rialtais, An Garda Síochána, Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte, Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí, Údaráis Áitiúla agus na soláthraithe iompair.

Rinneadh an chomhairle a chatagóiriú faoi cheannteidil éagsúla lena n-áirítear: an Baile, Sábháilteacht ar Bhóithre, Scoileanna, an Pobal Feirmeoireachta agus an Earnáil Ghnó. Tiomsaíodh achoimre ar an bhfaisnéis atá ar fáil i leabhrán nuashonraithe “Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh” arna fhoilsiú ar an láithreán gréasáin seo.

Iarradh ar gach Roinn agus Gníomhaireacht Rialtais an feachtas faisnéise “Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh” a chur chun cinn trína láithreáin ghréasáin féin agus ar na meáin shóisialta agus a n-ullmhúcháin agus a bhfeachtais faisnéise féin a nuashonrú go rialta mar chur chuige “Rialtais Uile” i leith ullmhúcháin gheimhridh den sórt sin.

Ina theannta sin, beidh an Oifig um Pleanáil Éigeandála ag tweetáil go rialta i rith thréimhse an gheimhridh chun cur leis an bhfeachtas ‘Bí Ullamh don Gheimhreadh’ i dteannta le feachtais meán eile sna nuachtáin náisiúnta agus ar an raidió. Is féidir an cuntas twitter a leanúint ar @emergencyIE agus tá spreagadh á thabhairt don phobal páirt a ghlacadh sa chomhrá ag baint úsáide as an haischlib #bewinterready.

www.winterready.ie

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Government launches Be Winter Ready Information Campaign 2021-2022

Government Task Force on Emergency Planning

 

‘Be Winter Ready’

The Government today launched the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ 2021 -2022 Information Campaign.

The campaign was jointly launched by the Minister for Defence as Chair of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., and Martin Heydon T.D, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Research and Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development.

The ‘Be Winter-Ready’ campaign, which is in its eleventh year, is intended to raise awareness about the particular challenges that winter can present and provides coordinated and cross-cutting approach to public safety messaging and the dissemination of information on winter preparations

This information campaign is now a well-established and important annual event impacting across the whole public service.

The campaign highlights the ‘Whole of Government’ approach being taken to winter preparations.  This sort of approach was seen during recent storms and severe weather events that occurred over the past number of years which posed challenges for individuals, communities, businesses, Government Departments and Agencies.

Importantly, the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ campaign informs the public of what is being done in relation to winter preparations and where they can source valuable information that can assist them through a difficult period.

This year’s ‘Be Winter-Ready’ campaign is focused on “Staying Safe on the Farm over Winter”. The Office of Emergency Planning, in collaboration with their colleagues in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, have designed and produced a leaflet on farm safety. This leaflet and leaflets from previous Be Winter Ready campaigns are available on the winterready.ie website.

During the launch Minister Coveney said:  “The launch of this campaign marks the start of what can be a very demanding time for many people, including the emergency services.

As the chair of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, I am aware of the importance of all the government departments and agencies coming together, building our resilience, keeping the public informed and ensuring the country is winter ready.”

Minister Hildegard Naughton added: “I would ask all motorists to ensure their vehicles are fit for winter conditions before setting out on any journey.  When walking or cycling, we can wear high viz clothing and make sure we have proper lighting so that we are visible in these darker months.

“For this coming winter, I’m pleased to report that there are 206,000 tonnes of salt available, supported by an extensive winter fleet of snow ploughs and salt spreaders, supported by Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) winter fleet consisting of 355 demountable snow ploughs and 388 salt spreaders. Although some 136,000 tonnes of salt was used last winter, TII also have a salt supply framework in place which allows us to purchase and have additional stocks of salt delivered if more is needed.

“The Road Safety Authority provides excellent guidance for those driving, cycling or walking in winter weather conditions on their website www.rsa.ie and a summary of their guidance is also available in the Be Winter Ready booklet. to ensure we have a safe winter, let’s being our preparations now.  Today’s campaign gives us all the information we need to plan for the coming months – whatever they might bring.   I would ask everyone to visit winterready.ie , and start your preparation for winter today. This winter, stay safe, stay vigilant and be ready! ”

Minister of State Haydon concluded : “Farm safety must be to the fore of everything we do on farms. There are particular issues that can arise in the winter months with storms and the housing of livestock.  Now is the time for farmers to plan to ensure they can farm safely this winter. Around the farmyard, any maintenance work on buildings or machinery should be completed before the winter sets in and, as the evenings get shorter, farmers should consider their health and wellbeing as well.”

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Note to Editor

The main objectives of the ‘Be Winter-Ready’ information campaign are:

– To provide practical advice on how best to prepare for the coming winter.

– To ensure the public are aware of where advice and help can be found, if needed, and

– To reassure the public that preparations are being made and arrangements have been put in place to ensure that there will be a coordinated response to severe weather events.

Through a dedicated website www.winterready.ie, advice is being made available from a wide number of sources including Government Departments and Agencies, An Garda Síochána, the Health Service Executive, the Office of Public Works, Local Authorities and the transport providers.

The advice has been categorised under various headings including: the Home, Road Safety, Schools, the Farming Community and the Business Sector. A synopsis of the information available has been compiled into an updated “Be Winter Ready” booklet published on this website.

All Government Departments and Agencies have been requested to promote the “Be Winter Ready” information campaign through their own websites and over social media and to regularly update their own preparations and information campaigns as a “Whole of Government” approach to such winter preparations.

In addition, the Office of Emergency Planning will be regularly tweeting during the winter period to augment the ‘Be Winter Ready’ campaign in tandem with other media campaigns in the national press and over radio. The twitter account can be followed on @emergencyIE and the public are being encouraged to join in the conversation using the hashtag #bewinterready.

Be Winter Ready Booklet

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