Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding for flood damage remediation works that was sought by each local authority in 2014, in submissions to his Department after the January 2014 flooding, in tabular form; and the amount that was granted to each local authority. [45593/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Government decided on 11 February 2014 to allocate funding of up to €69.5 million to local authorities in the areas worst affected by the first phase of severe weather between 13 December 2013 and 6 January 2014. The purpose of this was to support communities by restoring amenities, facilities and other public infrastructure which had been damaged.

In relation to funding sought by local authorities from my Department, capital costs totalling €13.1 million were estimated initially for the first phase of severe weather. For the second phase of severe weather, from 27 January to 17 February 2014, local authorities estimated a further €8.5 million in capital costs. To date, a total of €13.738 million has beenrecouped by local authorities on repair and remediation projects.

In relation to the Deputy’s specific query, the amount estimated by each local authority for damage incurred during the winter of 2013/2014 that relates to my Department and the amount recouped by each local authority to date is set out in the following table.