Cork County Council needs a further €4.25m for storm repairs

Another €4m-plus is needed by Cork County Council to fix storm damage on top of the €3.98m it has already received from the Government.

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan announced yesterday that various government departments had already allocated €3,980,000 to the council for “repair and restoration programmes” arising from the severe weather which hit the county between December and January 6. This was in addition to a one-off payment of €868,700 which was given to the council for clean-up work and necessary immediate repairs.

However, Cork County Council’s director of services Tom Stritch has said a further bill for €4,259,000 has been sent to the Government.