The Government has allocated €106 million to help address the damage to the transport infrastructure in Ireland following recent storms and severe flooding.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Pascal Donohoe TD, said: "The most extensive impact of the recent severe weather on the transport sector has been on the road network through both pluvial and fluvial flooding. There has also been some damage to rail infrastructure. This resulted in serious disruption to daily life in many areas and in some cases, the isolation of small communities and households across the country’.

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"The scale of the damage incurred and the substantial cost involved has required a cross-Departmental response and following the recent severe weather incidents the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government took the lead in responding to the immediate needs of Local Authorities arising from the storms and flooding. That Department also sought submissions from Local Authorities setting out both the estimated short-term costs and the costs related to damage to infrastructure, including transport."

(CD/LM)