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

I also wish to express concern about this issue. It has always been the case that residents were consulted in regard to estates being taken in charge. However, the process of taking an estate in charge can last between four and eight years. We are still chasing the completion of certain estates to this day. I fear the final decision will be left to people who own their properties. It would be outrageous to tell people living on these estates that they do not have a say or cannot request that they be taken in charge. We cannot leave it to a small number of people to make the decision.

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