John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If the Dublin Civic Trust is correct and the majority of the Georgian buildings, which is what this scheme and initiative was set up for in the first place, are excluded, then the initiative must be looked at again. Has someone in the Department not understood that in many cases Georgian buildings ranging in size between 300 sq. m and 400 sq. m are the ones that need the attention? The response by the Department and from the individual who was questioned by one of the national newspapers was that we do not want to get involved in that type of mansion or give grants to those types of mansions. That response was unfair and did not illuminate the issue. Many of the houses we are talking about are not located on the south side. They are on the north side of Dublin and deserve and need the work. They have not been subdivided and their only chance of being upgraded is if they are included in the initiative. The very least the matter deserves is an initial-----