Cork to get nearly 3,200 new social and affordable homes

More than €578m earmarked for a three-year capital building programme to deliver 3,198 new homes across the county

New social and affordable homes are to be provided, helping to cut lengthy housing waiting lists.

Cork County Council plans to provide nearly 3,200 new social and affordable homes in the county over the next three years, together with a scheme of "discounted houses" for people living in high-rent pressure zones.

The new accommodation, which will also include cooperation with voluntary housing bodies, will cover nearly every town and village and will help cut lengthy housing waiting lists.