Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)

In my constituency, Dublin Central, the average price of a house is in excess of €420,000. Young people from Cabra, East Wall and Drumcondra are being forced out of their communities by unaffordable prices and many must leave Dublin to buy an affordable home. This is a direct result of the actions of the friends of Fianna Fáil, the builder-developers' corrupt rezoning of land and control of the supply of building land, thereby forcing a price increase.

Deputies Catherine Murphy and Joe Higgins recently highlighted a new housing scandal whereby private management companies are being imposed on residents in new housing estates. This is another rip-off whereby developers extort management fees from hard-pressed householders to earn millions for themselves.

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