However, issues that tenants do not report will be flagged during council inspections, with employees from both Cork City and Cork County Councils conducting 13,142 initial inspections of private rental properties last year. These inspections are carried out by every local authority, with Cork City Council being one of the most productive in the State. Of the 10,279 properties inspected in Cork city, 8,165 failed the initial inspection, and in County Cork, the 2,863 inspections carried out by council staff led to 2,699 failures - a rate of 94%. There must be adequate facilities for storing, preparing, and cooking food hygienically, and you must be able to access these facilities within the house/apartment. You can find out how to file requests in Cork city here and in County Cork here.