Anger as city’s core funding slashed by 10%

Cork’s city manager has told councillors the city’s core funding for this year has been slashed by at least 10% to make up for the shortfall in exchequer income, even taking into account the household charge.

All city and county managers, including Cork City’s Tim Lucey, received a letter from the Department of the Environment telling them that funding could be restricted in the third quarter and that the size of the final quarter payment would depend on compliance with household charge compliance at that point.

Mr Lucey has written to councillors in Cork telling them: “In essence, the council’s original allocation of €17,265,785 is to be reduced by €1,784,411, equating to a 10.33% reduction.