FG launch 12-point blueprint for city

THE Fine Gael party in Cork city has called for sweeping changes in the political system to give more power to local government.

Launching a 12-point blueprint for the development of the city over the next five years, it said central government must loosen its grip and devolve power from Dublin civil servants.

“There is too much to-ing and fro-ing between civil servants in the Department of the Environment and City Hall officials resulting in too many delays in sanctions and decisions,” the party’s leader on the city council, Jim Corr said.