City officials receive €75k in travel and conference expenses

Cork’s city councillors clocked up more than €75,000 in conference, seminar, and travel expenses in the past year.

The bulk of the €75,562.63 total was made up of subsistence, mileage, and hotel costs racked up by 17 of the total 31 elected members, amounting to just over €52,000.

Training conference seminars, aimed at providing councillors with skills and information relevant to their position, amounted to €20,599, split between 18 members.