Cork plans for doubling of over-65s population within 20 years 

Plans are being drawn up to create infill housing in villages and towns specifically for older people, which will provide them with easy access to shops, churches and other amenities. Picture: PA

Cork County Council has created a 'housing blueprint' to address projections which show the number of pensioners living in the county will almost double in the next 20 years.

Currently, there are about 50,000 over 65s living in the county. As life-expectancy increases, this is expected to rise to 72,000 within 10 years and be about 93,000 by 2041.