Council warning over €3.2m refuse debt

More than 13,000 householders face legal action if they do not pay €3.2m in outstanding refuse debts to Cork County Council.

The warning was issued by a senior council official who said a get-tough policy was about to be adopted by the cash-strapped authority to recover the money.

All the arrears are pre-Sept 2010. Prior to that, the council had provided a refuse collection service to about 35,000 households.