Waterford Council paid out almost a million euro in compensation for 'slips and trips' last year.
42 claims made by members of the public saw €975,870 paid out in compensation.
Nationally, the total cost of compensation against local authorities was €54 million.
Figures provided to The Irish Independent outlined the cost for each county for what is mainly 'slips, trips, and falls.'
Kilkenny County Council finalised claims totaling €3.3 million for 44 liability claims.
Within that figures, it finalised claims valued €1.1 million from 14 claims.
The highest figure nationally was Dublin City, with claims amounting to €19, 49, 572.
Three local authorities, Carlow, Kerry and Laois did not provided data on public liability claims.
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