More money will be given to repair Cork's flood-damaged roads, says Varadkar

East Cork bore the brunt of infrastructural damage during Storm Babet last October and the full cost of road repairs could be €50m

Flooding in Midleton during Storm Babet. Cork County Council estimates the full cost of road repairs in East Cork could be at least €50m. Picture: Cork County Council

More money will be provided to Cork County Council to fix roads badly damaged during Storm Babet, the Taoiseach has said.

Leo Varadkar made his comments in the Dáil after Cork East Fine Gael TD David Stanton raised concerns about the level of road grants announced by the Department of Transport for Cork county last week.