Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2010
846 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reimburse the €700,000 which has been spent to date by Clare County Council on the recent flooding crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48281/09]
View answer854 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reimburse the €659,000 expended by Clare County Council in response to the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48449/09]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 846 and 854 together.
I provided some €16.5m in supplementary funding to assist local authorities in the worst hit areas in meeting the immediate and exceptional costs incurred in dealing with the recent flooding crisis. My Department made payments to affected local authorities in the week before Christmas. On the basis of Clare County Council's submission to my Department detailing the immediate and unanticipated expenditures incurred in responding to the flooding situation, I provided a total of €1,145,000 in emergency funding to the local authority.
