Claim that 30% of Kerry council houses vacant

Between 20% to 30% of local authority houses are vacant at any one time , a Kerry county council meeting has been told.

“The housing problem in these areas is not so much due to a lack of houses, but due to lack of occupation of houses,” said Fianna Fáil councillor John Brassil.

A special housing meeting was needed to discuss the housing crisis, he said.