Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last Friday, the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, revealed that 544 families and individuals received notices to quit in Cork city in the first three months of the year. Those are people who are facing eviction in the next few months. Can you imagine being one of those parents not knowing where you and your family are going to live in a few months' time? In a seven-week period, 15,000 families and individuals applied for 75 houses on Cork City Council's choice-based letting, CBL, site. There were 15,000 applications for 75 houses. When will the Government finally admit that its housing plan has failed and go to the people?

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