Cabinet confirms emergency flood fund

Emergency cash will be made available to victims of the recent flooding in parts of Cork to help cover the basic contents of homes,including carpets, flooring, and furniture.

The Cabinet yesterday agreed to allow households in Cork to apply to a €10m fund, which was set up to help victims of flooding in Dublin last year and Galway in 2009.

A total of €800,000 of that fund has already been spent, meaning about €9.2m is left to help the homes damaged across Cork City and county.