Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Finance when the €13 million plus which the Exchequer is to receive from the EU arising from last year's floods will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32975/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Commission informed the Department on 14th September 2010 that it is proposing financial aid amounting to 13.02m euro in response to Ireland's application to the EU Solidarity Fund. This amount will now have to be confirmed by the European Parliament and the European Council by way of an amending budget procedure.

The grant will be used to recoup some of the expenditure incurred by the State in responding to the emergency. As soon as the budget appropriations become available, consultation will begin with the relevant Departments and local authorities to determine how the money will be paid out.