Kelly hopes EU fund will provide storm assistance

An EU fund created as a reaction to the severe floods in Central Europe in the summer of 2002 has since supported 23 European countries to the tune of more than €3.5bn.

The Solidarity Fund has been used for 56 disasters covering floods, forest fires, earthquakes, storms and drought.

Recent damage across Ireland, and the possibility of accessing EU funding to help with the clean-up costs, may be debated by MEPs during the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg next week.