Cork under more pressure than Dublin on the housing supply front

Almost €170m is needed to unlock strategic sites in Cork, which have the potential to deliver 18,000 private housing units, if the region is to avert a chronic housing supply crisis.

The chief executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey, outlined the urgent need for state support and investment to fully exploit the sites during a briefing at County Hall yesterday.

He told an audience, which included several major developers, that the council only has enough serviced land with planning to provide for housing delivery for another 18 months.