Concern over €11 million spend on consultancy feesCONCERNS have been raised about City Hall's reliance on consultants after it emerged that Cork City Council spent more than €11 million on external expertise from 2014 to 2017. In addition to these standout projects, there has also been a significant spend on consultancy regarding day-to-day City Council functions, such as housing maintenance and upgrades. In a response to Mr O'Leary's query, a report from the city's finance director noted that the total spend of €11,237,933 was just over 1% of the local authority's total spend in the period of 2014 to 2017. "In the corresponding period, Cork City Council spent a sum of €858 million. The total spend on consultants in the period equates to 1.3% of the total City Council spend.

Source: Evening echo May 22, 2018 15:22 UTC