Minister to scrutinise Cork City Council's soaring compensation payments to county council

Its first payment in 2020 was just over €13m but because it is linked to inflation, the 2022 payment had increased by €600,000

Darragh O'Brien said: "If I was to receive any submission from Cork City Council or from the executive, I will look at it and will assess it but I have yet to receive it.” File picture

The Minister for Local Government says he is happy to examine the potentially crippling compensation payments issue facing Cork City Council arising out of the 2019 city boundary extension.

But Darragh O’Brien declined to comment specifically on whether he can change the part of the arrangement which linked the city council's annual payment to the county to inflation, and which could cost the city an additional €22m over a decade. He said he has yet to receive any specific submission from the city council on the issue.