Kathryn Reilly (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will press the amendment for the reasons the Minister of State outlined. The previous speaker mentioned some of what I was going to say. The Minister of State mentioned the carrot versus stick approach. It is important that we have a little more of a stick approach. As mentioned earlier, a model is imposed on local authorities with which I concur. I would encourage a more proactive approach in that regard in order that it is not left to the discretion of local authorities to decide when the refurbishment works are carried out.