Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Clegg for the response. I do not think CPO is the solution here. The CPO process, in my experience on the city council, can take ten years from when a property has been identified, and still properties are not being returned to the housing stock. This is not just Dublin City Council; it relates to all the local authorities.

My question is a broader, more strategic one. Why are the local authorities not actively targeting, in a co-ordinated way, these vacant, unused properties to bring them into active housing use? Is it just too complicated or too expensive?