More than 5,200 families living in unfinished estates

More than 5,200 families are living in unfinished estates in Cork which are deemed problematic developments by the Government.

An analysis of the latest annual survey of unfinished housing developments shows a total of 134 housing projects in the county remain in various stages of construction — with many having little or no prospect of further building activity.

It is the single biggest number of incomplete developments of any county and represents 13.5% of all such estates nationwide.