Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2013
Chapter 2 - Government Debt and Finance Accounts 2013

10:00 am

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure it is correct to say that the initiative covers every pre-1915 building. I looked at the map drawn up by Dublin City Council on the buildings that are covered by the scheme. The map looks like a puzzle and streets have been cut across even though they are the same housing age. In other words, half a street is included while the remainder is omitted. While it is worthwhile that the initiative has been extended to include more than Georgian housing, nevertheless the attempt to include all pre-1915 buildings has been unsuccessful. I do not think any local authority has attempted to include all pre-1915 buildings.

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