At the end of January, the Government announced funding of €106m would be provided this year to address storm and flooding damage that was caused to transport infrastructure in recent months.

Following further contact with Local Authorities and transport agencies, the Minister for Transport Pascal Donohoe has confirmed that €85m is being allocated immediately to Local Authorities for works to be carried out on regional and local roads.

This allocation is intended to facilitate Local Authorities to press ahead with their work programmes as quickly as possible.

There will be a particular focus on repair works, drainage and preventative works to address flooding on roads which have been subject to repeated incidents of flooding in recent years.

Further funding for regional and local roads will be allocated in May and this will give Local Authorities time to undertake further analysis of proposed measures including, where necessary, specialist bridge investigations, with a view to determining which measures can be implemented this year.

In this context, it will be possible for Local Authorities to carry out planning and feasibility studies to address difficult problems and charge the costs to the severe weather grant.

In addition, an allocation of €8 million is being provided to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for works on national roads and a further €8 million is being allocated to Irish Rail for repairs to rail infrastructure.

Severe Weather Allocations to Local Authorities:

Carlow County Council: €314,250
Cavan County Council: €2,600,000
Clare County Council :€2,800,000
Cork County Council: €11,000,000
Cork City Council: €300,000
Donegal County Council: €7,000,000
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown: €545,000
Dublin City: €40,240
Galway County Council: €6,000,000
Galway City: €16,585
Kerry County Council: €4,000,000
Kildare County Council: €350,000
Kilkenny County Council: €3,000,000
Laois County Council: €1,500,000
Leitrim County Council: €1,800,000
Limerick Council: €4,000,000
Longford County Council: €1,200,000
Mayo County Council: €5,000,000
Meath County Council: €400,000
Monaghan County Council: €5,000,000
Offaly County Council: €1,800,000
Roscommon County Council: €4,500,000
Sligo County Council: €4,000,000
Tipperary County Council: €5,000,000
Waterford County Council: €7,000,000
Westmeath County Council: €3,000,000
Wexford County Council: €2,200,000
Wicklow County Council: €598,533
Total: €84,964,608