City manager vows to end problem of vacant council homes

Cork’s acting city manager believes he will have enough funding before the end of the year to virtually eliminate the problem of vacant council homes.

Dan Buggy made his comments at a city council meeting on Monday after councillors expressed concerns about the number of vacant social houses or ‘voids’ across the city, and a lack of spending on repairs.

There are currently 499 council homes lying vacant or boarded up, while 8,161 eligible applicants languish on the city’s social housing waiting list.