Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not want to concentrate too much on one specific area because a number of issues needs to be addressed. Certainly voids are an element, however. I do not like using the word "void", which is a technical term employed by local authorities. These are boarded up homes. The local authorities will get their share of the €2.2 billion that is being put into the situation. I recognise that people do not like to hear money is being put into position but we want to ensure that we get good quality homes back on stream as quickly as possible. I would be interested in sitting down with Deputy Wallace to discuss how we can ensure local authorities deliver in this area. I am doing this in my own local authority because I am sick and tired of seeing what I regard as good quality homes with steel shutters while people are waiting the housing list for lengthy periods. I am concentrating on dealing with that issue in my own community and area. We need to focus on this issue because the local authorities have to deliver. There is nothing more frustrating than to be on the housing list and to see units with steel shutters.

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