Minister tells councils to speed up payments of business support grant

Minster Peter Burke said he had a 'very firm' phone call with the County and City Management Association (CCMA). File photo: Damien Storan

Cork County Council is among a number of local authorities that were criticised by Enterprise Minister Peter Burke for failing to make any payments of a key business support grant.

Mr Burke told a meeting of the Fine Gael Parliamentary party on Wednesday night that councils had yet to pay out a single application for the Increased Cost of Business grant.