Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I want to get in two questions before my minute runs out. Is it meaningful that we make those decisions around provision? I am particularly interested in the provision of homes for people who have different needs and abilities in respect of disability. Once the mortgage is paid off and there is no lien on the property, what is the mechanism whereby the State will ensure that the AHBs still operate and provide those homes to those particular groups? It does not seem there is any mechanism. I do not see that all that work we will have done on the forum will be meaningful or significant in decision-making in 25 years. That is the first question.

I have a second question.

We obviously have a CPO mechanism for derelict and dangerous sites. We have two mechanisms under legislation. There is a move to increase the number of CPOs so that we can utilise our vacant properties and this is to be commended. I am also aware that often local authorities decide it is not cost-effective to bring the CPO properties into social housing and they may in fact put them on the private market. What level of information does the Department have on this? Does it give guidelines to local authorities on what the possible turnaround is? Should local authorities be turning them around at all rather than putting them back in the social system?