Water and waste services take biggest hit in €1.3m cut

Basic services such as water, waste, housing, and roads will bear the brunt of €1.3m in government cuts to Kerry County Council.

The Government continues to blame the decreases on the non-payment of the controversial household charge. Kerry has a 68% compliance level (about 41,000 of 59,000 households), the fourth highest in the country.

Yesterday, county councillors narrowly agreed to the cuts sought by county manager Tom Curran.