Fresh calls are being made for changes in how a key funding mechanism for local services is shared by different parts of the county.
The GMA or General Municipal Allowance is a discretionary fund for elected representatives, who can put it towards projects in their areas, and each councillor in Clare is allocated €45,000 in public money.
However, the concern in Ennis is that certain projects and sponsorships that should come out of the county-wide rates, as is the case in the other districts, are being funded through the GMA.
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Cloughleigh Fianna Fáil Mark Nestor believes the current system is unfair on Ennis rate payers and says changing how things work is the necessary next step:
