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The Crann Ard estate in Fermoy where works must be done before local authority tenants allocated houses can move in. Photo: Ellen Lynch

There was a chink of light in the long drawn-out Crann Ard saga this week with news that the bank holding the developer's bond have approved in principle the funding for works to be done on the estate, which would allow local authority tenants promised houses there 10 months ago to finally move in.

The bank holding the bond, the AIB, is waiting on a report from the quantity surveyor to allow the works to be approved, the northern area meeting of Cork County Council was informed on Monday by Cork County Council's Director of Planning, John O'Neill. He was responding to a motion tabled by Fermoy Councillor, Noel McCarthy calling for an up-to-date report on the situation.

IN LIMBO

13 families allocated houses in the estate by the Munster Co-op have been left in limbo for nearly a year because the housing co-op wouldn't allow them to move in to the private estate, because works such as footpaths and public lighting need to be done. With the developer having gone bust, Cork County Council has been trying to draw down the bond from the bank to fund the works.

Whiile he welcomed the news given at Monday's meeting, Cllr. McCarthy said they still had to await the quantity surveyor's report. If that wasn't forthcoming by the end of the week, he said, the county council "should go chasing it up and get a commencement date for the works. These people have waited long enough."

He also said the Council "must have a plan B" to move the impasse if progress stalls again for any reason. "I hope we have learned from this experience," he concluded.

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