Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My concern is that there is no mystery about where they are. It is not that nothing is being done about them. That is not fair. However, the opportunity is not being exploited. It is perhaps seen as a problem to address and deal with and it gets dealt with, later, in Dublin city but it is not seen as an opportunity. It is not being pursued by the local authority as an opportunity to massively increase the number of affordable homes in the city from a tiny base. It is a missed opportunity from the local authority's perspective and from the city's perspective as a consequence.