Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for his response, but it gives very little hope to the thousands of homeowners living in unbearable conditions in many ghost developments which give rise to major health and safety issues. Clearly, the Minister's Department was not up to speed in keeping tabs on what was happening throughout the country because it underestimated tenfold the number of ghost estates. What he must do now is give a sense of hope to homeowners and ensure they will not have to continue to live on building sites. The Minister has kicked to touch a final decision as to what he will do about these housing estates. I ask him to respond with some solutions as to how he will deal with ghost estates throughout the country.

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