Less than 4% of privately rented homes inspected in Cork

Less than 4% of all privately rented houses and apartments in Cork city and county were inspected last year.

New figures show that just 1,375 out of more than 35,000 tenancies in Cork which are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board were visited by environmental health officers during 2016.

There are approximately 17,500 private rental accommodation units in both the city and county administrative areas.