A comprehensive review of the response to Storm Eowyn is underway.

It comes as the Taoiseach was responding to questions from Fianna Fail Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon on the issue in the Dail this week.

Michael Martin acknowledged that lessons need to be learned and that there's an onus on all concerned to do better going forward.

He says that while warnings also need to be examined, the red alert that was issued during the storm undoubtedly saved lives: