Councils having to scale back planned works as inflation bites

Cork County Council said the rising cost of building materials, tar and fuel would impact housing provision, road maintenance and keeping its vehicle fleet on the road

The increase in the price of tar will impact on Cork County Council’s ability to maintain and improve its road network, which at 12,000kms is the largest of any local authority in the country. File picture: Denis Minihane

Local authorities are unlikely to be able to carry out all the works they had planned at the beginning of the year because inflation has eaten into many projects.

Cork County Council, which is one of the largest local authorities in the country, has confirmed its management is currently carrying out an assessment of the impact of rising inflation across a number of its services.