Cork City Council: ‘We lack resources for social housing targets’

Senior city officials in Cork have admitted that they do not have the resources to deliver on ambitious social housing targets earmarked for a multimillion government grant.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly announced details last week of a build, buying, and leasing scheme which will see about €1.5bn ploughed in to local authority social housing programmes nationwide.

The funding was allocated based on targets and building projects brought forward by each local authority.