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Minister Gormley provides supplementary funding for local authorities in flood affected regions

30/12/09

 

Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, today (30 December 2009) confirmed that he has provided some €16.5m in supplementary funding to assist local authorities in meeting the exceptional costs associated with the emergency activities undertaken by local authorities in dealing with the recent flooding crisis. Local authorities in those areas most seriously affected by flooding have been allocated additional funding to assist in meeting the immediate costs incurred in dealing with the crisis.
Making the announcement, the Minister said, “In what was a difficult time for many businesses and households, I am appreciative of the professional and rapid response of local authorities and their staff at all levels.” The Minister, in indicating that the funding is to contribute to meeting current costs incurred by local authorities such as emergency staff, emergency materials and equipment, additional operational costs associated with water services, and immediate costs arising in relation to social housing - including clean-up and temporary accommodation, stated “I am providing this emergency funding in recognition of the immediate and unanticipated expenditure incurred by local authorities in responding to this situation and the difficulties this posed for local authorities in light of the constraints on local government finances at this time.”
The Minister indicated that his Department had made the payments to affected local authorities in the week before Christmas.

Details of the allocations made to individual local authorities are as follows: 

Local Authority Name    Allocation
€  
Athy Town Council  5,000
Ballinasloe Town Council  252,123
Carlow County Council  123,060
Cavan County Council 130,000
Clare County Council 1,145,000
Cork City Council  3,110,206
Cork County Council  5,768,519
Fermoy Town Council                     1,700
Galway County Council  3,000,000
Kildare County Council   221,000
Leitrim County Council   525,000
Limerick City Council  81,082
Limerick County Council  180,300
Longford County Council    137,506
North Tipperary County Council  187,940
Offaly County Council  50,003
Roscommon County Council  1,015,000
 
South Tipperary County Council 201,008
Westmeath County Council 353,810
Total   16,488,257
 

              
                                        
                                 
                                                   
             
             
               
                 
                                                                                                                       

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