Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Every day we hear in the Dáil that housing is a major problem. We have a developer here who built five houses and finished the estate to a high standard and is stuck in limbo which is crazy. As I am sure Deputy Buckley and others will say, when we as local authority members raised such issues, we were always told it was Irish Water or the Department. The Minister's office has stated the decision to take any particular estate into charge is ultimately one for the elected members of the local authority. Local authorities in Tipperary and around the country need to take this on board. This is the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage stating it has responsibility. It is not acceptable for local authorities in Tipperary, Cork Galway or wherever to pass the buck on and back. It is just going around in circles and people like Mr. Coskeran are being caught and are suffering.