Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have not rejected one proposal from a local authority based on funding. In relation to the powers of local authorities to serve compulsory purchase orders, the case history shows us that in the CPO process the majority of CPOs are resolved without ever having to go to court or having to acquire the property. It does not come down to a funding issue in that case. We want to get the local authorities to issue the letters and get the process rolling, to get the people engaged with them and get the units back into use.