Cork City Council paid out €25k on average in compensation in last five years

Cork City Council has forked out almost €17m in compensation for trips and falls on city streets in the last five years.

The cost of public liability payouts is up from just over €3.6m in 2011 to over €4.08m last year despite the number of claims falling from 213 in 2011 to 163 last year.

The average amount paid per claim has risen from just over €17,000 in 2011 to almost €25,000 last year.