Cork City Council spent over €23,000 last year on 'robotrees' before their removal

The CityTree benches were removed from their wooden bases last month and placed in storage
Cork City Council spent over €23,000 last year on 'robotrees' before their removal

The controversial robot trees were designed to filter air via so-called moss filters, absorb toxic pollutants and collate air quality data for analysis. File picture: Andy Gibson

Cork City Council spent more than €23,000 maintaining its controversial 'robotrees' despite a report on their impact on air quality proving inconclusive.

Two payments for “annual maintenance” were made to Green City Solutions of €14,497 on July 19 and €8,940 on July 24 last year.

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