Too few houses being built, says CIF in Cork, so a shortage is inevitable

Cork city and county are crying out for new houses and major infrastructural projects, so as to head off shortages in future, say senior figures in the region’s construction industry.

The claim is made in the annual report of the Cork branch of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), which will be presented at the AGM on March 2 at the Maryborough House Hotel.

The annual report, written by CIF director for the southern region, Joseph O’Brien (who is to retire in May, with no successor yet appointed) focuses on issues affecting the industry locally and nationally, as it reasserts itself following the economic crash.