Over 30 new social housing units are to be developed in Ballincog, Co Cork.

Funding of €7.4 million will be used to build the 34 units to help alleviate the demand for social housing in the area.

Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Áine Collins, said: "While it must be acknowledged that this funding won't by itself fix the problem of waiting lists or the housing demands in Cork, where we are still playing catch up from years when money wasn't available, this will help address the challenges people are facing. We can build on these developments for the future.

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"Increasing housing supply is the real key to solving our housing shortage. A number of measures will stimulate the supply of housing before the end of the year. The Government's €3.8 billion Social Housing Strategy will deliver 35,000 new social housing units and an additional 75,000 new social housing tenancies by 2020, which will greatly help to reduce demand and ease the pressure on housing waiting lists."

(CD/MH)