Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026
297. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total amount paid out in flood compensation from the Vote allocation of his Department each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13909/26]
View answerThe Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has administered the Emergency Humanitarian Flooding Scheme (EHFS) since 2018. The scheme is delivered by the Irish Red Cross and a table breaking down the funding by year is provided below.
|
Year |
Funding |
|
2019 |
€6,000 |
|
2020 |
€167,446 |
|
2021 |
€403,216 |
|
2022 |
€104,948 |
|
2023 |
€3,681,102 |
|
2024 |
€6,137,439 |
|
2025 |
€114,727 |
|
2026 |
€42,406 |
|
Total |
€10,657,284.00 |
It should be noted that the costs associated with a scheme may not necessarily be paid out in the same calendar year depending on when the flooding event occurred. The figures listed also include a fee to the Irish Red Cross for the administration of the Scheme and the cost of independent, professional building assessments that are done for second stage payments under the Scheme.
