Cork City Council spent over €23,000 last year on 'robotrees' before their removal

The CityTree benches were removed from their wooden bases last month and placed in storage

The controversial robot trees were designed to filter air via so-called moss filters, absorb toxic pollutants and collate air quality data for analysis. File picture: Andy Gibson

Cork City Council spent more than €23,000 maintaining its controversial 'robotrees' despite a report on their impact on air quality proving inconclusive.

Two payments for “annual maintenance” were made to Green City Solutions of €14,497 on July 19 and €8,940 on July 24 last year.