€205 million for social housing in Cork
The Government is making nearly €205 million available to Cork City and County Councils from now until 2017 for social housing units in Cork. The funding is part of a plan to cut waiting lists for social housing by a quarter and will see see 1,349 units delivered in the city over the next two years - which will help reduce the city housing list by 21%. In the county, the housing list is set to reduce by 25% with 1,217 social housing units to be delivered by the local authority. Around the country, the Government expects almost 23-thousand additional housing units to be built or refurbished in the next two years. Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly says his department will be keeping a close eye on progress. Click the PLAY button to hear.
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