‘Attend 75% of meetings or resign’

THE leader of the largest party in Cork County Council says public representatives should resign from the job if they don’t attend at least 75% of local authority meetings.

Fine Gael leader on the council, Councillor Michael Hegarty, said councillors were not representing their constituents if they didn’t attend at least three-quarters of the council’s annual meetings.

“There should be a cut- off point, except in exceptional circumstances such as where a councillor is ill, or pregnant. If you can’t attend meetings, you can’t do the job properly and somebody else should be co-opted in your place,” Mr Hegarty said.