Cork County Council to provide 1,200 new homes by end of next year

Cork County Council will provide 1,217 new local authority homes by the end of 2017, according to its chief executive.

Some councillors maintain that the local authority had immediate access to €80m from the Government to build and purchase homes for those on the waiting list, claiming the council is not acting quickly enough to address the housing crisis.

Chief executive Tim Lucey debunked the myth that the council had access to the money this year, saying it is being provided over a three-year period.