Waterford Council pays out €270k for footpath falls in just three months

Cllr John Pratt: 'If we keep going out this rate, we will go beyond €1m in payouts.' Picture Dan Linehan
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SUBSCRIBEWaterford County Council has spent more than €270,000 on slips, trips, and falls on footpaths in the first three months of this year, figures have revealed.
The amount of money paid out was highlighted in documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request by local councillor John Pratt.
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