Audit finds Cork council bought 15 homes for 'significantly' more than their guideline price

Cork City Council’s chief executive said it was necessary to rescue the site from dereliction and anti-social behaviour

The council’s chief executive, Valerie O’Sullivan said: 'Several exceptional factors, in what had become a site for dereliction and anti-social behaviour as well as extensive infrastructural works, meant that the department supported Cork City Council's funding application.' Picture: Brian Lougheed

Acquiring 15 homes in Rochestown for significantly more than guideline prices was necessary to rescue a site from dereliction and anti-social behaviour, the city council’s chief executive has said.

Councillors voted in favour of the 'taking in charge' of Herbert Lawn estate at March's council meeting.