Government to consider seeking EU Flood Relief Funds

Up-to-date account of the Scale of the Flood Damage

will be presented by Minister for State Brian Hayes

to Cabinet next Tuesday.

Mr Hayes is this afternoon meeting Limerick City and County Council staff at a control centre in Dooradoyle.
Locals whose homes have been affected are seeking assurances that steps will be taken to avoid a repeat of recent flooding in the city.
Mr Hayes said the €10m set aside for humanitarian aid relief may have to be extended in the wake of the flooding.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said the fund may not be enough to cover the number of homeowners requiring help. Read On......