Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)

Is the Department aware of how many other cases like Priory Hall are around the country? Does the Minister of State have any figures to hand? With regard to the remedial works, will the Minister of State use the auspices of his Department, through the local council, to bring an alternative developer on board? The original developer has claimed he is financially destitute, which indicates he is not in a position to carry out remedial works to any degree of satisfaction.

I echo the comments of Deputy Thomas Broughan. I heard him make similar statements in the previous Dáil with regard to having a commission of inquiry. I also echo the call to move the residents to accommodation nearer to Priory Hall because they have effectively been moved from their community. We need to relocate them in the community they have had to vacate.

Could we consider the use of some of the vacant NAMA properties in the vicinity? We have heard of the concept of social dividend and returning to the taxpayer on a social basis some of the dividend from NAMA and this could be a very good opportunity to put that to the test or put it in practice.

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