Hospital staff in Dublin have been forced to sleep on mattresses in crowded rooms overnight as a result of the storm.
Photos from the Mater and Tallaght hospitals show floor beds laid out for staff so that they can continue working.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Many of our amazing hospital staff are sleeping overnight in the Mater so they can care for patients tomorrow. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StormEmma?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StormEmma</a><br><br>Give this as many retweets as you can before they get up in the morning<br><br>Video cred to <a href="https://twitter.com/cirdowling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cirdowling</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThankYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThankYou</a> <a href="https://t.co/DpiPLl9L73">pic.twitter.com/DpiPLl9L73</a></p>— The Mater Foundation (@TheMaterFoundat) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMaterFoundat/status/969265998560989185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The Defence Forces have deployed around 250 troops across the country so they can help HSE staff get to work and visit house bound patients.
Commandant Pat O'Connor says "we're delighted to support the HSE around the country. We were able to bring key medical staff who are doing such important work. And also with the like of palliative care nurses; helping them to get out to see patients means so much (to the people in their care) so we were delighted to help them."
