Lack of investment in infrastructure comes into focus in Cork

The lack of investment in our infrastructure has come into sharp focus in Cork in the past few months. People are affected by grinding traffic congestion, floods in untypical areas and a basic lack of available residential housing.

A number of factors are creating this strain on our public infrastructure, including population growth and increasing economic activity.

In the 15-year period from 1996 to 2011 (the last census), the population of Cork increased by 100,000, which alone is more than the population of some other Irish cities.