Development charges attacked

THE Irish Farmers Association is to make a submission to Cork County manager Martin Riordan outlining how it believes the council is out of line with other local authorities regarding development charges.

A delegation from the IFA raised the issue with Mr Riordan when it met him last week for talks.

IFA officials told the county manager it is not the norm in other counties for the council to charge development charges on agricultural buildings, when work is being carried out to comply with the Nitrates Regulations, in particular if productivity is not being increased as a result.