GOVERNMENT HOME BUILDING PROGRAMME NEEDED TO DEAL WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING LISTS – NUGENT

GOVERNMENT HOME BUILDING PROGRAMME NEEDED TO DEAL WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING LISTS – NUGENT Sinn Féin councillor Mick Nugent has said that a government home building programme would go a long way to cutting the numbers on the housing waiting list of Cork City Council. Cllr.Nugent said: “There are nearly 100,000 households on council waiting lists throughout the state. The property bubble fanned by developers and the Government during the Celtic-Tiger era did nothing to solve the housing crisis. Anybody who suggested the prioritising of social housing during the boom was treated with scorn and almost laughed at.” “It is clear that we must now focus on the development and roll-out of a government building programme to meet the needs of these 100,000 families and radically reduce the names which have almost become a permanent fixture on council waiting lists." “There is a need for well planned housing estates built with purpose. Now is the perfect environment to roll-out such a programme with the cost of materials and land being much cheaper. Sinn Féin believes that services, infrastructure and community should be central to any social housing plan. A building programme would be an extremely positive development and would demonstrate a clear commitment to tackling the housing crisis, a crisis that has taken a firm root in Cork City.” ENDS For further information please contact Cllr.Mick Nugent on 0876755793