Union hits out at vacant homes plan

One of the country’s largest trade unions has called on a local authority to scrap plans to lease some of the vacant council homes it cannot afford to repair to voluntary housing groups.

Union hits out at vacant homes plan

Impact last night became the second union to speak out against Cork City Council’s proposal which first emerged two weeks ago.

The council has a total of 8,726 houses, with 305 voids — house currently vacant awaiting maintenance.

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