An emergency gathering is underway by Sinn Fein at City Hall this lunchtime protesting the abrupt end to the Tenant-In-Situ scheme.
The programme which allowed the council to buy homes from landlords selling up has been halted due to insufficient Government funding.
Speaking to RedFM News, Paul Sheehan from Cork Simon fears homelessness figures may rise if the scheme isn’t reinstated:
"254 people last year were prevented from becoming homeless in Cork last year because of the tenant-in-situ scheme last year and when you have record levels of homelessness in Cork, 611 according to the latest figures. It doesn't make any sense why such a successful initiative would be put on hold."
