Dr. Frank O'Connor:

We have normalised dereliction and vacancy and we have a culture that accepts that is the way things are. We need to prioritise the needs of citizens over “the poor owners”. We need to proactively target the law and bring in new measures. Other countries have done this so why can we not do so in Ireland? There are no more excuses; this needs to happen immediately. We should not have people on the street in Ireland at any time of the year and it is particularly heartbreaking coming up to Christmas. The social contract has to be fixed and now is the time to do it. We can have no more excuses.