Cork council needs to increase spending by €236m to deliver key projects

Increase in expenditure needed to build more capital projects, mainly focused on infrastructure investment and major house-building projects, officials say
Cork council needs to increase spending by €236m to deliver key projects

The county council has been set a new target by the Government to build a minimum of 3,837 new housing units per year between now and 2034. File picture: Dan Linehan

Senior officials are predicting Cork County Council's annual expenditure will rise by a massive €236.5m to €735m by 2029.

The increase in expenditure will reflect the council’s ambitions to build more capital projects, mainly focused on infrastructure investment and major house-building projects.

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