Kildare Co Council fork out €700k in compensation last year

Kildare Co Council paid out more than €700,000 in compensation for public liability claims last year.

That’s according to figures provided to the Irish Independent and published today.

The number of claims in Kildare was 39, with the cost listed as €713,238.

Overall, councils paid out more than €54 million in compensation for public liability claims last year – ‘with the vast majority relating to slips and falls on footpaths’.

The bill was a 15.7% increase on 2022 when €46.8m was paid out.

The Irish Independent said three local authorities – Carlow, Laois and Kerry – did not provide data on public liability claims.