County councils spend more than €2 million on unfinished housing estates

COUNTY councils have spent more than €2 million on roads, lighting, sewers and footpaths in unfinished housing estates.

Documents acquired under the Freedom of Information Act show that more than 10,000 complaints have been made to various local authorities over the past four years concerning development issues and unfinished housing estates.

Documents from Donegal County Council revealed that it took 2,380 planning enforcement cases over a four-year period from 2006 to 2009.