Calls for independent review of merger plan

A TD has called on Environment Minister Alan Kelly to commission an independent expert review of the Cork council merger proposal.

Áine Collins of Fine Gael said she is concerned that the ongoing public debate and disagreements about the Cork Local Government Review (CLGR) group’s proposal, published just over two weeks ago, could be very damaging to the region.

She said many of the opposing opinions and concerns that are being aired in public are coming from experienced business people and bodies and should not be discounted.