Belfast councillors have clashed with the council’s Chief Executive over an alleged increase in 'restricted' discussions being held away from public view.
Elected representatives at the recent full meeting of Belfast City Council went head to head with Chief Executive John Walsh over a discussion on the council’s fuel poverty hardship fund. Details of the fund were raised during a City Hall committee meeting on November 18, but the meeting was 'restricted' meaning the media or public could not see or hear what was going on.
The hardship fund will involve the use of 'local strategic partners', or community organisations, to facilitate the distribution of the funding before Christmas.
