Labour has slammed Cork City Council for failing to choose a site for the development of a new convention centre.

This means funding for the project will have to wait until next year.

Labour TD Ciaran Lynch said the Government remained committed to providing €10m towards the scheme, however the monies will not be drawn down in 2014.

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He is calling for Cork City Council to "get its act together" and the delay on the decision is "completely unacceptable".

He concluded: "The construction element of this project alone would serve to kick-start the local economy, and once it is completed, the convention centre will be an economic driver for the entire region and will provided much-needed business for ancillary businesses and services such as hotels and restaurants."

(CD/JP)