Kerry County Council pays out €1.4m in compensation claims in past year

Some €400,000 has been paid out in 36 claims involving property, damage to vehicles during road works, IT issues, engineering and other issues

Director of Finance, Angela McAllen, told the Christmas meeting of Kerry County Council that a total of €985,925 was paid out for 117 finalised claims which were 'mostly of the slips and falls type'.

Kerry County Council paid out close to €1.4m in compensation claims against it over the past 12 months, according to latest figures released by the local authority.

The bulk of the money was paid out for trips and falls across the county — with 117 people succeeding in their actions against the council.