Big increase in demand for council houses in Connemara

Galway fm newsroom – There has been a 14% increase in the number of applicants for County Council houses in the main population centres in Connemara over the past year. The latest statistics show that there are well over 500 families and individuals waiting for accommodation from the local authority west of the Corrib. There are 483 applications for County Council houses in the towns and villages of Clifden, Oughterard, an Cheathrua Rua, an Spidéal and Moycullen – that's up by 60 since June of last year. The biggest demand for council houses west of the Corrib is in Moycullen where there are 153 applicants on the waiting list. The next highest figure is in Clifden where there are 90 families and individuals on the list. The total waiting list west of the Corrib has now reached 568.