Report slams council for failings over €160m budget

A confidential report on Cork City Council has revealed a catalogue of shortcomings in how it has been managing its €160m annual budget.

The report, by local government auditor Eamonn Daly, said the council was not doing enough to resolve failings. He informed the outgoing city manager, Tim Lucey, of weaknesses across many areas.

His report was issued on November 11, at the same time as the publicly available statutory audit. It itemised the main areas of concern but said the 11-page review of the council’s 2012 accounts was not an exhaustive list of all the issues.