Council’s €1.5m spend on Government-trumpeted jobs scheme slammed

Cork county councillors have expressed shock at the amount of money the council had to spend on the Government-trumpeted Gateway jobs scheme.

Sinn Féin councillor Des O’Grady said he was shocked that the council had to spend nearly €1.5m on providing work schemes for 205 Gateway workers assigned to it since 2014.

He had asked for a report on the costs associated with the Gateway scheme, which many councillors previously described as forced labour.