Payments to 32 county councillors top €953k

THE 32 members of Clare County Council claimed payments approaching €1 million in expenses and salaries last year, new figures published online show.

Fri, 04 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

Gordon Deegan

Yesterday, the local authority disclosed details of the payments to each councillor, including payments for meetings, conferences and summer schools attended in 2010.

In total, the councillors claimed €953,000 in payments last year.

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