Cork City Council is best resourced local authority

Cork City Council has emerged as the best resourced local authority on a per capita basis of all 34 county and city councils in the Republic.

Figures sourced from the Department of the Environment also highlight wide discrepancies in the level of funding enjoyed by local authorities across the country in 2011.

The income of Cork City Council from government and general purpose grants, the provision of services, and commercial rates came to €192.8m in 2011.