The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

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The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

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To walk away would have been unforgivable and shameful given the scale of the crisis we all face,’ Eamon Ryan said.

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.