Cork council continuing to increase output of new houses

Cork County Council is continuing to increase the output of new houses with predictions for completions for this year at 744 rising to 897 in 2020.

Seamus de Faoite, a senior official in the council's housing directorate, said there is a high level of activity in his department at present and they are continuing to ramp up construction from 2017 when 536 units were given out to people on the waiting list.