Meanings of major emergencies in English

Meet the IRT - a team trained and ready to respond to major emergencies anywhere in Ireland.

The campaign will see a handbook, Preparing for major emergencies delivered to each household across the country, starting from today.

The Government should not fund every aid organisation tackling major emergencies such as the 2004 Asian tsunami, a State-ordered review has found.

Progress reports were made on agreed priority strategies covering accident and emergency services, planning for major emergencies, co-operation on hi-tech equipment and cancer research promotion.

Hospitals There is one 100-bed hospital and 12 smaller health centres ready to treat patients around-the-clock, and react in the event of major emergencies.

Sir, -I recently discovered the government booklet Preparing for Major Emergencies, which was distributed to households some time ago.

The Office for Emergency Planning will issue an information booklet, entitled Preparing for Major Emergencies - An Introduction,to every household and school in the country.