Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Last year, Dublin City Council scraped its budget through and last minute proposals from city management in regard to cutting homelessness services and adaptation grants for the disabled and potential increases of 14% in local authority rents were avoided because of an intervention from the Government. Without ongoing and sustainable intervention by the Government, the services that protect the most vulnerable in Dublin will not survive. This is a matter of equality and social solidarity.

It is important to underpin the essential services of housing, community infrastructure, library services, etc., with sustainable funding. This should come from the local property tax, which I support, and also from the central government to ensure such services can continue in future without a threat hanging over them from year to year.

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