€70k fund may be lost in disabled parking row

Funding of €70,000 could be forfeited for the creation of two parking bays for disabled transport unless a last-minute compromise is agreed between local businesses and county council officials in a West Cork town.

A complaint was made two years ago by a member of the public to the National Transport Authority (NTA) about the lack of disabled access in Skibbereen.

The authority later made €70,000 available to develop two parking bays for buses transporting disabled people. But after an agreement could not be reached on specific locations, the money was refunded to the department.