Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Dec 1997

Vol. 485 No. 2

Written Answers. - Flood Relief.

Billy Timmins

Question:

190 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the funding, if any, which was allocated to assist flood victims in the south Galway area in each of the years from 1994 to date in 1997; the amount of this which came from EU funding; the way in which it was administered; the amount of the largest and the lowest individual assistance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23000/97]

Billy Timmins

Question:

191 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the funding, if any, which was allocated to assist flood victims in the south Tipperary area in each of the years from 1994 to date in 1997; the amount of this which came from EU funding; the way in which it was administered; the amount of the largest and the lowest individual assistance granted in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23001/97]

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Mr. Cullen)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 and 191 together.

Details of moneys made available in counties Galway and Tipperary are set out in the following table.

Year	Source	Humanitarian Assistance	Home Relocation Scheme
County Galway	County Tipperary	County Galway	County Tipperary
		£	£	£	£
1994	Government	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
	EU	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
1995	Government	377,277	29,100	Nil	Nil
	EU	162,131	14,200	Nil	Nil
1996	Government	Nil	228,815	185,775	Nil
	EU	Nil	183,293	Nil	Nil
1997	Government	Nil	Nil	172,113	Nil
	EU	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
	Total	539,408	455,408	357,888	Nil

The home relocation scheme was, and continues to be, administered by the Office of Public Works while the distribution of humanitarian assistance was administered by the Irish Red Cross Society on a confidential basis between that organisation and the individual applicants. Accordingly, it is not possible to give details on the amounts of individual assistance.