Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion

3:20 pm

Ms Dolores Wilson:

Yes, because the idea at the start was very good. Like Mr. Lambe said regarding social housing, we wanted to keep the people buying affordable housing within the docklands area. We did not want people to make big profits on the housing but, as the downturn arrived, that did not happen. People have been left in serious situations. Some families have broken up and they need debt forgiveness. That is an issue that we need to look at and get closure on as to where we should go. We need leadership on it because we have been bringing this up time after time. Every time we have had a council meeting, I have raised it. No solutions are being given to us. We are told it is legal and I do not know whether legislation can help us in this regard. However, we need to address it.