Greater Urgency Needed on Housing-Gould
Sinn Féin councillor Thomas Gould has said that greater urgency is needed in tackling the housing crisis in the city.
Cllr Gould was speaking after the latest figures showed 174 people joined the council’s housing list last month, while only 16 were allocated houses. The number of people waiting for housing in the city now stands at 8,500.
Cllr Gould said:
“Over ten times as many people joined the housing list in March as were allocated houses. These figures are plainly unsustainable. The council’s housing policy is not working and without a radical change of direction the list will only continue to lengthen.”
“The council needs to realise that there is a real problem and develop a sense of urgency in looking for solutions. With 300,000 vacant houses in the state, there is no excuse to have people waiting years to be housed.”
For further information or comment contact Cllr Thomas Gould @ 087-3021551
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