The Housing Minister has defended the government’s Rebuilding Ireland plan and insists that a large state-owned site in Cork, which has lain vacant for years, is being considered for housing. But Eoghan Murphy warned that the state can’t just “throw up houses” overnight and must consider how to build communities too. He was responding to the most recent criticism of the State’s response to the housing crisis by campaigner Fr Peter McVerry, who said Rebuilding Ireland "just isn’t working". The plant has been supplying water to Cork City since 1879. Their Cork North Central by-election candidate, Cllr Thomas Gould, said the housing system is broken but can be fixed with better policies.

Source: Irish Examiner November 08, 2019 15:27 UTC