Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

One of the problems with these unfinished estates is that it is planned to demolish so many. We are told that some of them will be demolished because of their location. The houses might be perfect but they might be demolished because there is no demand in those areas. That would be a tragedy. The Minister must examine that very carefully. In addition, many estates have been built that are not up to the proper standard.

It is not necessary to name them because the Minister is well aware of many of them. What steps will be taken to secure some estates which have deteriorated further? The Minister previously allocated approximately €6 million to secure them. Are further plans in place to secure some unfinished estates, many of which have not been taken in charge by local authorities? The process of taking estates in charge must also be expedited because many people are languishing in them.

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