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

A freedom of information request that I received showed that 15,000 people applied for just 75 homes in Cork city in a seven-week period. That is an average of 200 families for every home that came on choice-based letting, CBL. In just one allocation, seven two-bedroom properties received 945 applications. The Tánaiste talks about the Government turning a corner but for the 938 families that were devastated when they did not get a home, that does not sound like anything. I will offer two other examples. There are ten houses in Carrignavar that Cork County Council wants to buy but Irish Water will not connect them. There are 24 homes in Knocknaheeny that have been under construction for five years. A total of 544 families got notices to quit in Cork in the first three months of this year. Despite this, the Tánaiste is telling us that we are turning a corner. What is the Government going to do for the people of Cork who are crying out for homes?

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