Flood Relief Schemes

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Ceisteanna (818)

Pearse Doherty

Ceist:

818. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14095/26]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

In the past number of years my Department has operated a number of schemes to deal with very specific issues related to flooding, encountered in various parts of the country, for example Cooley in Co. Louth and the Shannon Callows region. However, in order to provide a full and accurate response, it will take some time to review all records for the past 10 years. Once this work is complete, my Department will be in contact with the Deputy.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Orders.

The Department has run a number of schemes to support farmers directly impacted by flooding since 2011. The table below sets out the total payment by scheme and by year. 2016 was the first year since 2011 that such a scheme was run by this Department.

Scheme Launch Year	Scheme Name	Total €
2016	Emergency Flood Relief 2016	97,909
2016	Fodder Aid 2016	666,470
2017	Flood Damage Relief Measure 2017 (Inishowen)	643,650
2021	Wexford Crop Loss Scheme	46,032
2022	Shass Landslide Scheme	339,594
2023	Shannon Callows Flood Scheme	772,613
2024	Cooley Flood Relief	236,650