Dáil debates

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Other Questions

Harbour Authorities

10:40 am

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

First, the sale of public land is privatisation. That is what it is. Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company has now put up for sale part of Dún Laoghaire harbour. This is linked to a master plan which the Minister has acknowledged also proposes private residential development in the form of hundreds of private apartments on the site at St. Michael's Wharf and in the old harbour. That is privatisation. This is going on now. The company is pushing this stuff through. As I said, the people do not want this. The Minister is the person in charge, although I agree with him that this matter should come under the ambit of the council. This group of people appear to be a law unto themselves. The Minister said he cannot do anything about this because those involved are independent directors, even though he is the main shareholder. We cannot get proper answers from the council and these directors continue to sell off parts of the harbour, which are earmarked for private exclusive residential development. That is privatisation and the Minister is letting it happen. There was supposed to be a due diligence of the financial situation in the harbour.

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