Cork Council proposes to cede less territory

A formal proposal by Cork County Council to extend the city boundary would leave it with a revenue deficit of €8.6m annually, considerably less than a near €50m per year loss if the Mackinnon report recommendations are implemented.

Details of the proposal to cede less territory than that recommended by Mackinnon are contained in a document adopted at a meeting in County Hall yesterday.

It says the future ability of both councils to provide a proper level of service to the public must be assured and, in particular, services have to be future-proofed in peripheral rural areas.