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

Neither local authority has a dedicated person dealing directly with dereliction. Okay. Housing maintenance was also touched on earlier. Both local authorities have indicated that their housing stock is probably newer than some. I represent Cork North-Central, which is located within Cork City Council's area. A lot of the stock there could be 70, 80 or 100 years old. The funding of housing maintenance is a huge issue. I believe there should be more money coming from central sources, with the return of the block grant the way it used to be before the financial crash. How are the local authorities represented here dealing with housing maintenance? Are there major lists? We have long lists in Cork. Do the councils have short or medium lists or is it an issue for them?