New figures show Longford County Council spent almost €206,000 on debt-collection fees last year. Details released to Shannonside FM reveal the local authority’s total bill for legal costs in 2016 was €263,600. Of this figure, €205,755 was spent on fees to collect unpaid debts. Independent councillor Gerry Warnock claims that the costs are completely unnecessary, … Continue reading Longford council’s €200k debt-collection bill