Cork City Council delivered just one social housing unit in 2014. Now they are up to circa 600 per annum.

Local Authority plays catch-up after years of little provision writes Catherine Shanahan

Brian Geaney, Assistant Chief Executive, Cork City Council

THE Meadows, Knocknacullen, Hollyhill. What’s significant about this address? It’s the location for the one and only social housing unit delivered by Cork City Council in 2014 and it’s the example Brian Geaney draws on to demonstrate just how much the Council has upped its game since then.

“We’ve come an awful long way in a very short space of time. There’s incredible commitment from all stakeholders now and we are increasing our overall delivery every year. But there is substantial demand in a growing city, so it will take time,” the Assistant Chief Executive says.