Additional funds for Cork City Council over boundary extension ruled out

Minister for Local Government Darragh O’Brien has ruled out extra funding for Cork City Council.

The Minister for Local Government has ruled out extra funding to help Cork City Council deal with the potentially crippling €22m index-linked compensation payments crisis it faces arising out of its 2019 city boundary extension.

Darragh O’Brien described it as an “exceptional issue” that should be dealt with by the implementation oversight committee (IOC) — a special three-person group that was established to oversee the boundary extension process.