Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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I appreciate a CPO is not the answer in every circumstance, but we have a situation where Limerick City and County Council has issued 250 CPOs since 2019. There may be more vacancy in that area, but in one part of my constituency more than four homes have been empty for ten or 15 years. These houses are in areas that were built 50 or 100 years ago, which are fully serviced and connected, with high levels of demand for housing and a huge housing need. They are the kind of properties that have not been resolved over the years and need to be CPO'd. That is in one area in my constituency in one part of Dublin City Council. It seems a very low level, when Limerick is able to issue 250 CPOs since 2019, that our ambition for an area such as Dublin city is four CPOs as its target for this year. I appreciate the activation target is 150.