€2.9m local government funding is ‘peanuts’

Angry scenes are expected at next Monday’s Cork County Council meeting after it emerged the local authority only got a fraction of what other counties got from the Government to run its services.

Standing orders are expected to be suspended at the meeting by Fianna Fáil after it emerged the council only received €2.9m from the Local Government Fund (LGF) — nearly eight times less than Tipperary.

Cllr Alan Coleman, the Fianna Fáil leader on the council, said in comparison, the new, combined councils in Tipperary, Waterford, and Limerick received €22.7m, €16.5m, and €16.5m respectively. Cork City Council got €8.5m.