Flood-affected households may get €10,000 in state aid

Households affected by last week's floods in Cork, Waterford, Wexford and Tipperary may get state compensation of €10,000 each, according to reports this morning.

The reports said Junior Minister Tom Parlon had asked the Cabinet to approve a compensation package that would be in line with previous schemes introduced in the wake of recent floods in Dublin and landslides in Co Mayo.