Fuel poverty fears as Cork social house retrofitting to take a decade

Fewer than 190 council houses will have their heating systems upgraded to a more energy-efficient system in Cork this year.

It is going to take up to a decade to retrofit all the council houses in Co Cork, leaving thousands of tenants at risk of fuel poverty as prices surge.

Fewer than 190 council houses will have their heating systems upgraded to a more energy-efficient level in the county this year leaving thousands more to be completed over the next 10 years.