KCC to request money from government following costs incurred by severe snow

Kildare County Council are set to seek remuneration from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government following the severe snow events that gripped the county earlier this year.

The council were asked how their budget for the year has been affected by the clean up operation that followed on from Storm Emma and The Beast From the East by Cllr Mark Lynch.

A KCC report stated that they have completed their assessment of the cost incurred during the snowstorm, and they will be seeking to claim money back from the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management.

"The Municipal District Office has completed an assessment of the costs incurred during the recent severe weather event," read the council's report.

"A claim is currently being prepared by Kildare County Council for the recoupment of some of these costs from the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management under the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government."