Minister defends report as SF TD queries social housing figures

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has defended a social housing needs report after it was claimed it underestimates Cork City’s housing list. Picture: PA

Darragh O'Brien, the housing minister, has defended a social housing needs report after a TD claimed it underestimates Cork City’s housing list by almost 1,200.

Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Thomas Gould said he has identified a clear discrepancy between the housing support figures published in the Department of Housing’s Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) 2020 and the figures from Cork City Council.