An Ennis based councillor has expressed disappointment after it's emerged that over 2.8 million euro has been paid out in respect of compensation claims against Clare County Council.
The payouts have been made since the beginning of 2014, and come as a total of 220 claims have been made against the local authority during this time.
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The money in question comes from IPB, the insurer of local authorities but, in the same time, premiums paid to this group by Clare County Council have amounted to nearly 3.1 million euro, an amount greater than the payouts themselves.
Clare County Coucnil has committed to investigating the issue, which Clare Colleran Molloy insists is a necessity.
