Minister for State Robert Troy has agreed to meet a Cork County Council delegation to discuss how to provide flood insurance for hundreds of homeowners in the region who have lost it following Storm Babet. In a letter to the council Mr Troy said that while the Government will put €1.3bn into flood defence schemes around the country between now and 2030, it recognises that the availability of flood insurance is a significant issue for many communities. Picture: Cork County CouncilHe said the Government wants to develop a long-term strategic approach to the flood insurance gap and officials in the Department of Finance have been engaging extensively with Insurance Ireland about this. The Mayor of County Cork Mary Linehan-Foley said the council’s general purposes committee will prepare suggestions in advance of meeting Mr Troy and his officials. However, one previous suggestion by Ms Ahern that the Government adopt a similar approach to that in Britain seems to have been ruled out by Mr Troy.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2026 15:41 UTC