Land compensation deal to be investigated

THE Equality Authority has been asked to investigate whether it was fair to compensate only one family for the “nuisance” caused by Cork County Council creating an illegal halting site.

County councillors were informed yesterday that county manager, Martin Riordan, is investigating the case which involves the handing over of an acre of local authority-owned land to a couple in Mitchelstown.

It formed part of a compensation settlement agreed with the couple in the High Court.